Over 70 vehicles were lined up down the street within an hour if London’s first COVID-19 assessment centre opening for its second day.
Monday was the first day the assessment centre opened its doors at the Oakridge Arena at 825 Valetta Street in London. On the first day, staff saw 318 patients in the pre-screen area.
Of those, 68 were sent inside for further assessment, and of those, five were directed to urgent care or hospital for symptoms unrelated to COVID-19.
Of the 68, Dr. Alex Summers, associate medical officer of health, could not say how many have the virus, but he did say that testing is being reserved for people who have to be hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms. “As we are able to test, we will test, but we just have to be sure