Community testing - Why you should get tested - Video and audio transcripts

Opens with a screen that says: ‘Recently, we visited the community testing facility at the Transport Museum to ask the staff why people should be having Lateral Flow Tests.’

Screen then slides away and is replaced with ‘Here’s what they had to say!’

During this time footage of various people is played. There is no sound at this point bar some light music that plays throughout.

The video then transitions into the first person, a man, being interviewed. Light music continues to play but at a diminished level. The man then says “I think that people should get tested because it’s probably the best way to break the cycle of infection of the virus”

The video then transitions into the second person, a woman, being interviewed. She says, “To help stop the spread of Coronavirus and to help people go back to normality.”

The video then transitions into a third person, a woman, being interviewed. She says, “I think it’s important to get tested to help prevent the spread of Covid. Also, for peace of mind. Know that they may or may not have it and if they haven’t got it they’re not spreading it to other people, especially their loved ones and if they have got it then to self-isolate and to keep others safe.”

The video then transitions into a fourth person, a woman, being interviewed. She says, “I think everyone should get tested. None of us know whether we’ve got it or not. It can be so easily spread. So, by regular testing we’re all gonna keep our family, friends, work colleagues safe.

The video then transitions into a fifth person, a man, being interviewed. He says, “I think it’s important for people to get tested because it helps to keep the community safe.

The video then transitions into a sixth person, a woman, being interviewed. She says, “It’s important to keep yourself safe especially as the restrictions are being lifted and we’ll be out and about more often. People can be asymptomatic. They can have Covid and not know it. So it’s important to know if you have got it to isolate as soon as possible.

The video then transitions into a seventh person, a woman, being interviewed. She says, “I believe people should be having tests as you could be carrying the virus and not know and passing the virus on to other people. So, come and have a lateral flow test at a test centre near you. It’s very quick and simple and very easy.”

The video ends on a screen that says ‘To find out more about community testing in Coventry please visit www.coventry.gov.uk/coronavirus’