{"id":57527,"date":"2021-08-26T16:54:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=57527"},"modified":"2021-08-26T16:56:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:56:22","slug":"new-covid-test-sites-in-geelong-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/new-covid-test-sites-in-geelong-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New COVID test sites in Geelong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barwon Health has set up pop-up COVID-19 testing sites have been set up at Corio and Waurn Ponds, in response to new local exposure sites.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms or has visited the exposure sites at the relevant times is asked to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.<\/p>\n<p>No appointments are necessary however long queues are already reported.<\/p>\n<p>If you have visited an exposure site or have symptoms, please get tested at:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Corio, Beckley Park, Broderick Road (ACL drive-through: 10am to 6pm (TODAY Wednesday 25 August), then 8am to 6pm daily.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Waurn Ponds, Deakin University, Building IA, Peter Thwaites Lecture Theatre, Alfred Deakin Dve (Melbourne Pathology walk-in clinic): 8am to 4pm, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n<p>Barwon Health has urged people be patient during high demand.<\/p>\n<p>There are extended hours at other local testing sites and more information is available on Barwon Health&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; width: 705px; height: 676px;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/_\/FhYpAH7yjyBKMJddLLLk?parent_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fcoronavirus%2Fregional-towns-begging-melburnians-to-stay-away-as-cases-and-exposure-sites-climb%2Fnews-story%2F76ed059e59b3954320e17ebecd7b4293&amp;src=embed#async_embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barwon Health has set up pop-up COVID-19 testing sites have been set up at Corio and Waurn Ponds, in response to new local exposure sites. 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