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Southern Health - COVID-19 POP-UP Testing Centres
Community Health Service, COVID-19 Testing
Covid-19 testing
Pop-up Community Testing Centre
No pop-up testing clinics at present.
People in the Southern district with cold and flu symptoms who were seeking a COVID-19 test should call 0800 VIRUS19 (0800 847 8719) or their local GP for advice, and should stay at home. If you are offered a test for COVID-19, please take it. It will help us ensure we don’t have community transmission, and help keep your friends, family and whānau safe. Regardless of where you are tested, COVID-19 testing is free of charge.
Call your GP or 0800 VIRUS19 (0800 847 8719) to get tested. If you don't have a GP, or your GP does not offer COVID-19 tests, you can go to designated practice for testing - for free. Call 0800 VIRUS19 (0800 847 8719) to be booked in for a COVID test.
0800 VIRUS 19 Call Centre :
- 8.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday
- 9am to 12.00pm, Weekends and Holidays
Description
COVID-19 information for the Southern region.
Visit the Southern Health website here to find out:
- where to get help
- what's open and what's not (hospital and community services)
- hospital visitor restrictions
- cases and location alerts in the Southern region
- advice for workplaces
- tips for living well in isolation.
Click here to find out where to get a COVID-19 test in the Southern region.
Services Provided
COVID-19 / Coronavirus Testing Centre
Screening and prevention
- COVID-19 / Coronavirus Testing Centre
Region
Central Lakes, Dunedin - South Otago, Southland, Waitaki
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This page was last updated at 4:44PM on March 19, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by Southern Health - COVID-19 POP-UP Testing Centres.