COVID-19 Testing Options

Applying for a Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test

Everyone in Wales, including children, is entitled to request a Coronavirus test if they are experiencing the symptoms of COVID-19. For additional information about this, please see our Testing FAQs.

Testing Options

You may be able to choose between:

Local testing sites

• Abercynon – Railway station car park, CF45 4SN
• Aberdare – Coleg y Cymoedd Aberdare Campus Northern Car Park, Wellington Street, CF44 8EN
• Bridgend – Bowls Hall, Angel Street, CF31 4AH
• Llantrisant – Royal Mint Experience Car Park, CF72 8YT
• Merthyr Tydfil – Merthyr Leisure Village, CF48 1UT
• Treforest – Student car park, University of South Wales, CF37 1TR

Mobile testing units – Please see below map

Our mobile testing units (MTUs) regularly move around the localities served by Cwm Taf Morgannwg to ensure that all of our population has access to COVID-19 testing. We are guided by our surveillance data on hotspots and local rates of infection when deciding where to locate these units.

In addition to these MTUs, our population has access to a regional testing site which is permanently located in Abercynon, as well as a local testing centre in Treforest.

To book a test at either a Mobile Testing Unit or a local testing site call 119 or visit the booking portal. 

Symptom Checker

If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), get a test as soon as possible. Stay at home until you get the result. The main symptoms are:

1. A high temperature – This means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature).
2. A new, continuous cough – This means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual).
3. A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – This means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.

Testing Locator

Find testing facilities, hours of operation and other information:

Hours of Operation/Booking 

Abercynon (8am – 8pm). Booking required. Book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test or call 119.

Aberdare (8am – 8pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119.

Bettws (9am – 5pm. Opens Friday, 05 March.). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119. Of note: Opens Friday, 05 March.

Bridgend (8am – 8pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119.

Llantrisant (8am – 8pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119.

Merthyr (8am – 8pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119. 

Pyle (9am – 4pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119. Of note: Closed after Thursday, 04 March.

Treforest (8am – 8pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119.

Trehafod (9am – 6pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119.

Trelewis (9am – 5pm). Booking optional. Walk in or book via https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test, or by calling 119.

 

For further COVID-19 information, please see our Testing FAQs below:

COVID-19 Testing FAQs