The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) has opened two new pop-up COVID-19 testing faculties - one at Nowra Showground and the other at the Bay and Basin Leisure Centre.
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There are now three pop-up testing clinics, including one behind the Husky Sports Club in Huskisson.
Entrance to the Huskisson clinic has now changed to be via the oval off Park Street.
The Bay and Basin Leisure Centre testing clinic, organised by Southern IML, will be open until 6pm today and then 8am-6pm 7 days per week while required.
The Nowra Shoground, West Street drive-through clinic, organised by Laverty Pathology will also be open until 6pm today and then 8am-6pm 7 days per week while required.
Existing testing sites will have extended hours and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District will monitor activity and can stand up additional clinics if required.
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This follows the news that NSW Health has been advised by the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services that a confirmed case of COVID-19 from Melbourne was in Jervis Bay, Goulburn, Hyams Beach and Vincentia while potentially infectious on 23 and 24 May.
ISLHD advised they would be updating their Facebook page regularly throughout the day.
For a list of local testing clinics and their operating hours, visit: www.islhd.health.nsw.gov.au/services-clinics/public-health-unit/infectious-diseases/covid-19-latest-advice-and-resources-6
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is working to establish a number of additional pop-up testing clinics and will post up-to-date information on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/IllaShoalHealth
More to come.
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