Asymptomatic Testing

• Kingston health unit suggests asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for construction workers

  KFL&A Public Health is asking all local construction workers to get routinely tested for COVID-19 after an outbreak at a Kingston site last week.

  Canada

  May 10, 2021
  
• COVID-19: N.S. microbiology lab plays catch-up with backlog, processes record number of tests

  Health-care specialists and lab teams worked around the clock over the weekend to catch up on the testing backlog in Nova Scotia.

  News

  May 3, 2021
  
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• Differences in N.B., N.S. testing rates a matter of strategy, circumstance: epidemiologists

  The difference in testing rates can be explained by the changing circumstances of outbreaks and each province's approach to finding and containing the virus, experts say.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2021
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• Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for TVDSB opens with delay in Aylmer, Ont.

  The Ministry of Education has mandated school boards across Ontario make the testing available for two per cent of in-person students in elementary and secondary schools each week.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2021
• London’s public school board launches asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

  Testing will happen each week on Wednesdays and Thursdays at designated secondary schools where students from selected elementary schools will also be invited to be tested.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2021
• Coronavirus: Mobile testing unit coming to Sheet Harbour, N.S., this week

  Individuals who want to get tested must not be a close contact of a person with COVID-19 and not isolating because of travel outside of Nova Scotia or P.E.I.

  Health

  Feb 17, 2021
• Province’s top doctor encourages all Nova Scotians to get tested for COVID-19

  Dr. Strang is asking Nova Scotians to consider getting a COVID-19 test, regardless if they have any symptoms of the virus

  Health

  Feb 4, 2021
• Nova Scotia’s active COVID-19 case count at 10 Thursday as residents urged to get tested

  'I want to encourage everyone, especially people with a high number of contacts, to make asymptomatic testing part of their regular routine,' said Dr. Robert Strang.

  Health

  Feb 4, 2021
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• Mobile COVID-19 testing unit to be at Dalhousie University this week

  Nova Scotia health officials reported no new cases of the coronavirus on Monday after the province completed 837 tests the day prior. 

  Health

  Jan 25, 2021
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• Nova Scotia reports 7 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

  Stephen McNeil announced a pop-up site for COVID-19 testing will be made available in Eskasoni First Nation on Tuesday and Wednesday.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020