Public Health’s Mobile Units will be offering drop-in COVID-19 testing in all four zones this week.
Health officials say testing people who show no symptoms of the virus has been one of the main tools that has helped to limit the spread of COVID in Nova Scotia.
Residents and visitors are reminded to get tested even with mild symptoms like a sore throat, a runny/congested nose, or headache.
It’s free and open to all ages and all visitors.
The Mobile Units will be available for drop-in testing at the following locations:
Central Zone
- Halifax Transit Bridge Terminal (24 Nantucket Avenue, Dartmouth) – outdoors
Tuesday, August 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Woodside Ferry Terminal (9 Atlantic Street, Dartmouth) – outdoors
Thursday, August 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Northern Zone
- Royal Canadian Legion Elmsdale Branch 48 (850 Hwy 2, Elmsdale)
Wednesday, August 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Western Zone
- Blockhouse Fire Hall (510 NS-325, Blockhouse)
Thursday, August 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Zone
- Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort (6140 East Bay Hwy, St. Andrews Channel) – outdoors
Friday, August 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
*Public Health Mobile Units offering testing outside are weather dependent.
Although these locations cannot provide the COVID-19 vaccine, staff are able to help you book your next vaccine appointment and can answer any questions.
Meantime, Public Health is advising of a potential exposure to COVID-19 in the Western Zone.
Anyone who worked at or visited the following location on the specified date and times should book a COVID-19 test, regardless of whether or not they have symptoms.
You can also call 811 if you don’t have online access, or if you have other symptoms that concern you.
For the following location, if you do not have any symptoms you do not need to self-isolate while you wait for your test result. If you have symptoms you are required to self-isolate while you wait for your test result.
- Shopper’s Drug Mart – Evangeline Mall (95 Warwick Street, Digby) on July 23 between 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, August 6.
