Spurs Stadium Used For Coronavirus Testing

Tottenham Hotspur is using its stadium for coronavirus testing.

The Premier League club’s basement car park is now being used to test North Middlesex University Hospital staff, as well as their families and dependents.

Spurs – which expects to accomodate around 70 tests each day – is the first team in England’s top division to have their ground used in this way.

Furthermore, the stadium’s Media Entrance and Cafe will now be a main reception and welfare area for both NHS staff and visitors, while the NFL Away changing room areas will act as a Maternal Day Unit.

The TV interview rooms – situated off the players’ tunnel – and the referees’ area are now consultation and scanning rooms, and the away dressing room area is a Midwives Clinical Room and staff Admin Office.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy commented:

“We are proud to be handing over our stadium to our wonderful NHS as we fight COVID-19 together.

“We reached out to the NHS and the Mayor of London’s Office when the pandemic first started to explore ways in which our stadium’s facilities could be of use, so we are pleased to see this now becoming a reality.

“I should like to commend staff at North Middlesex Hospital, along with our own Stadium Operations team, who have worked tirelessly over recent weeks to find solutions to transform our stadium for such a vital cause.”

Maria Kane – Chief Executive of North Middlesex Hospital – added:

“We are so grateful to Tottenham Hotspur for providing their wonderful facilities for our staff, patients and local community during these difficult times.”