Ottawa Public Health says anyone in Ottawa who wants to get a novel coronavirus test can do so amid a declining number of people in hospital with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
Following a directive from Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Sunday afternoon, the local public health unit confirmed that anyone in Ottawa — whether they’re showing potential symptoms of COVID-19 or not — can present for testing at the Brewer Arena assessment centre or either of the two care clinics set up in the east or west ends of the city.
The expansion of testing comes after a weekend in which the number of new coronavirus cases in Ottawa appeared to dwindle. Ottawa Public Health reported only two new lab-confirmed cases on Saturday, followed by nine