All North Wales coronavirus testing centres have now closed

All three of North Wales' Covid-19 test centres have closed.

The units - opened at Bryn y Neuadd Hospital in Llanfairfechan , Ysbyty Alltwen in Porthmadog and the Rossett Clinic on Chapel Lane in Wrexham - carried out its last tests on Friday (March 13).

The three centres has been in operation since earlier this month with the unit at Wrexham - the first of its kind in Wales - set up on Friday, March 6.

As it stands, a total of four people in North Wales have tested positive for the virus .

The decision to close the testing centres was taken as part of a UK Government strategy as the nation moves into the "delay phase" in a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus .

The news will come as a relief to some residents in Rossett who had been complaining that the unit was on a narrow lane and close to a primary school.

Speaking last week, Rossett county councillor Hugh Jones said: "It was not NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard) and I understand the need for a test centre.

"But there were concerns over its location being on a narrow lane and it being next to a primary school.

"However after talking to the health board I am pleased to say they have told me they are looking for another location."

In a statement, a spokesman for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said: "As of March 13 all three of our Community Testing Units (CTUs) are no longer in operation.

"This is part of a national decision that has been taken to end routine community testing as the UK moves into the next phase of the response to slow down the spread of coronavirus."