A drive-thru testing centre for the novel coronavirus will be opening in Peterborough starting Wednesday, according to the region’s health unit.
Early Tuesday evening, Peterborough Public Health announced tests for COVID-19 wiil be conducted at the Kinsmen Civic Centre at 1 Kinsmen Way, off of Sherbrooke Street.
The centre will serve people without symptoms of COVID-19. The drive-thru centre is a partnership between the health unit, Peterborough Regional Health Centre and Peterborough County-City Paramedics.
On Tuesday morning, the hospital stated there were plans for a “drop-in” model for testing. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Testing will be conducted by paramedics who will take specimens