January 6, 2022
Central Health would like to advise that walk-in appointments for COVID 19 testing will be available in the Central Region on Friday, January 7, 2022 at the following locations and times:
Gander Academy, Fraser Road
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Harbour Breton Lion’s Club
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Twillingate United Church
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
All the above-mentioned clinics are walk-in – NO APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
Testing is available for individuals who meet the following criteria:
If you are a close contact of someone with COVID 19 and DO NOT have symptoms, you may proceed to testing.
If you are a close contact with symptoms, you do not require testing. You are considered a positive case. Please visit https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/public-health-guidance/testing/if-you-test-positive/ for guidance for positive cases
If you are a close contact with symptoms you should proceed to get a PCR test if:
You work in health care (hospital, long-term care, personal care home, home support, paramedicine).
You are a first responder (RCMP, RNC, career and volunteer firefighters).
You work with the Coast Guard.
You work in a correctional facility.
You work in or attend a day care, emergency shelter, transition house, or other housing program serving vulnerable populations.
You live in a long-term care facility, personal care home, community care home, or assisted living facility.
If you have symptoms but have not been identified as a close contact of a positive case it is recommended that you still get tested
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Gayle St. Croix
Director of Communications and Government Relations
