Ottawa Coronavirus Testing

• Ottawa drive-thru COVID-19 testing site moving back to Coventry Road

  Drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Ottawa is shifting back to its original home at RCGT Park on Coventry Road amid warmer spring weather.

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  Mar 31, 2021
  
• Coronavirus rapid testing begins in Ottawa schools, long-term care homes

  Rapid coronavirus testing is rolling out to Ottawa schools and long-term care homes, bolstering the ability to do surveillance testing in high-risk environments.

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  Feb 2, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus: With new capacity ready, Ottawa task force urging residents to get tested

  Ottawa's COVID-19 testing task force says it's able to process thousands more tests per day, but is unsure why residents are not turning up to get tested.

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  Nov 18, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Ottawa reports 51 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations drop

  The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Ottawa is down to 46 on Monday compared with 60 heading into the weekend.

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  Nov 16, 2020
• Downtown Ottawa COVID-19 testing sites to open at McNabb Centre, NAC parking garage

  Ottawa's drive-thru coronavirus testing centre is moving to the National Arts Centre and a new site is opening within walking distance for most downtown residents.

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  Nov 13, 2020
• Coronavirus: Latest developments in Ottawa on Oct. 16

  A new east-end testing centre and no exams for high school students this year are among the latest developments related to COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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  Oct 16, 2020
• Communications ‘chaos’ causes confusion at Ottawa COVID-19 testing sites

  Mixed messaging throughout Ontario's health-care system is driving confusion on the ground in Ottawa, where some COVID-19 testing sites were closed Monday.

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  Oct 5, 2020
• Ottawa mayor urges limiting close contact to household amid ‘unsettling’ COVID-19 case spikes

  Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said residents should limit their close contacts to help flatten the city's second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Sep 29, 2020
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• Ottawa sees 93 new COVID-19 cases, setting single-day record

  Ottawa added 90 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a new single-day record set as the city braces for its second wave of the pandemic.

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  Sep 22, 2020
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• Ottawa getting east-end COVID-19 testing site in October: Mayor Watson

  Ottawa residents in the east end will soon be able to get a coronavirus test at the Ray Friel Community Centre.

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  Sep 21, 2020