A pop-up COVID-19 testing is opening in Eden today following the reporting of several venues of concern in the town.
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Southern NSW Local Health District will open the testing clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 12-13, from 9am until 1pm each day.
The clinic will be located in the rear car park of Twofold Arcade, off Bass St, Eden.
The drive through clinic at the Old Bega Racecourse in Bega will also remain open until Friday, October 15, from 8am until 4pm daily. No booking is required.
To access the testing clinic, vehicles need to enter from Auckland St, turn right onto Jacksonia Grove moving towards the corner of East St. Traffic control will be in place.
COVID-19 testing at South East Regional Hospital will not be available while SNSWLHD resources undertake the pop-up testing clinic in Eden.
Testing at Pambula Hospital is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am until 1pm.
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SNSWLHD anticipates higher demand than normal for testing over the next four days, so encouraged those heading to the clinics to take snacks and water in case you need to wait.
Anyone who visited one of these venues at the times listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received. Staff will be contacted separately by SNSWLHD's Public Health Unit regarding their testing and isolation requirements.
Everyone in the region should be alert for any symptoms that could signal COVID-19, including headache, nausea, sore throat, runny nose, cough, loss of smell or taste, or fever. If symptoms appear, people must isolate and get tested immediately, and remain isolated until a negative result is received.
The SNSWLHD also urged everyone 12 years and older to come forward for vaccination as soon as possible. Bookings are available at NSW Health's vaccination clinics as well as GPs and pharmacies.
To book, visit the Vaccine Clinic Finder
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