South Canterbury District Health Board Covid-19 tester Lynda Stanley takes a swab at the pop up testing clinic on Wilson St in Timaru. A re-established Covid-19 testing clinic in Timaru which tested 60 people in four hours on Wednesday has had its opening hours extended. READ MORE:* South Canterbury Covid-19 vaccine roll-out rolls on* Covid-19: Up to five-hour waits and long queues at Auckland vaccination centre* Covid-19: Vaccinations start for border workers' families as first vaccine clinic opensA list of GPs offering the tests was on the healthpoint website. Hours for the Timaru testing clinic are:Friday 8.30pm–5pmSaturday 9am–4pmSunday 10am–3pmMonday 8.30am–5pmMeanwhile a special clinic to fast track vaccines for those working in essential services in Timaru on Thursday afternoon was fully booked. BRYA INGRAM/STUFF Essential workers are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine in Timaru on Thursday.

Source: Stuff August 18, 2021 21:46 UTC