MID North Coast Health will open up a drive through COVID testing station in Port Macquarie on Monday to increase screening capacity while the state remains under tough restrictions.
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The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic will be open at Port Macquarie Regional Stadium off Boundary Street on June 28 from 12 noon.
The current location at 89 Lake Road will close at 11.30am and all testing will be conducted at the new drive-through clinic.
The new clinic, servicing the Port Macquarie and Camden Haven areas, will then be open from 7.30am to 6.30pm on weekdays.
At this stage weekend opening times will be from 9am to 2pm.
Residents are encouraged to come forward for testing even if displaying the mildest of symptoms.
Traffic control will be in place at the stadium. Please follow all directions and remain in your car - clinic staff will come to you.
The move comes after the Lake Road testing clinic was inundated with people over the weekend with the news NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian had implemented tough COVID restrictions across all of News South Wales until the end of the school holidays on Friday, July 9.
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Restrictions tighten across ALL of regional NSW
In all of NSW the following restrictions will apply until July 9:
- People who have been in the Greater Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong) on or after June 21 should follow the stay-at-home orders for a period of 14 days after they left Greater Sydney.
- Visitors to households will be limited to 5 guests - including children;
- Masks will be compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including workplaces, and at organised outdoor events;
- Drinking while standing at indoor venues will not be allowed;
- Singing by audiences and choirs at indoor venues or by congregants at indoor places of worship will not be allowed;
- Dancing will not be allowed at indoor hospitality venues or nightclubs however, dancing is allowed at weddings for the wedding party only (no more than 20 people);
- Dance and gym classes limited to 20 per class (masks must be worn);
- The one person per four square metre rule will be re-introduced for all indoor and outdoor settings, including weddings and funerals;
- Outdoor seated, ticketed events will be limited to 50 per cent seated capacity;
People across NSW should only enter Greater Sydney for essential purposes.
Current stay-at-home orders have been extended across all of Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong until 11.59pm Friday, July 9.
Everyone in Greater Sydney must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason.
Tracey Fairhurst
The Port News has been at the heart of its community for more than 135 years. Your stories matter to us and so does local journalism. If you have a story to share, email tracey.fairhurst@austcommunitymedia.com.au
The Port News has been at the heart of its community for more than 135 years. Your stories matter to us and so does local journalism. If you have a story to share, email tracey.fairhurst@austcommunitymedia.com.au
