Big Feastival. Picture: Ed Nix
FESTIVAL goers are being encouraged to take a Covid test.
West Oxfordshire District Council is urging those who have attended festivals in recent weeks to take a rapid COVID-19 test.
The warning comes after over 1,000 people who attended Latitude Festival, in Suffolk, tested positive for the virus.
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In the past week, locals from Oxfordshire have attended several festivals.
These include the Big Feastival in the Cotswolds, which saw 20,000 people attended, and the nearby Reading Festival where more than 100,000 revellers attended.
You can order your test now at nhs.uk/Get-Tested or call 119.
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