Brighton’s Amex Stadium has been turned into the south coast’s biggest drive-through coronavirus test centre.
It will operate on an appointment-only basis for NHS staff and other key workers and will be able to carry out 1,000 tests per day.
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The Amex Stadium has been turned into a coronavirus test centre
The Amex is part of the Government’s partnership with companies, universities and research institutes to increase field testing sites and new labs.
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber said: “It is hugely impressive, and a great triumph of both teamwork and hard work.
“The centre was scheduled to see more than 50 NHS frontline workers on Saturday afternoon, and they will have the results of their tests within 48 hours. Within a few days, the site should reach its capacity of up to 1,000 tests a day.
“The members of our club and Sodexo staff who will be on site day to day have all been trained; and the level of attention detail is phenomenal. And, having visited the site today, the team spirit was truly humbling.”
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The Amex is already being used for storage of NHS supplies and, together with the club’s training centre at Lancing, will be available for NHS training and local emergency services.
The club have also pledged to give 1,000 tickets to NHS workers once fans can return safely to watch games.
“We have committed to do everything we can to assist the NHS and other key workers in this crisis,” Barber added.
“We have already opened up the doors of the training ground, as well as the stadium, to be used by the NHS, emergency services and local authority for training, storage or whatever they feel it can be used for in the fight against this pandemic.”
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Brighton owner Tony Bloom has also called for relegation to be scrapped if the Premier League season cannot be completed.
The Seagulls were two points clear of the relegation zone with nine games of the season left to go when all matches were suspended last month.
“I don’t foresee a situation, if the season’s not played out, that teams will get relegated on a points-per-game basis,” he said.
“I just don’t think it’s fathomable that a team which is not allowed to play out the season may lose out on 0.2 points based on this system, and also it does not take into account the strength of the team you have not played.”
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