As instances accumulate and verification queues are extended, a new cellular check was opened in Winnipeg on Wednesday.
Located on Portage and Wall Street, it is a partnership between the provincial government, Shared Health and the Dynacare Medical Laboratory Service.
The province said Wednesday it would open seven days a week from 8 a. m. 4 p. m.
“Initially, the cell phone will quickly charge Winnipeg more capacity, while new direct access services are installed in the city,” the province said.
“After that, provincial public aptitude data will be used at the place where the mobile site will be deployed in Manitoba if a network wants an immediate build-up of capacity to cope with an increase in cases. “
The other 3 driving service sites will be located on Regent Avenue West, one near Polo Park on King Edward Street and another place we must decide on South Winnipeg.
These will open in the coming weeks.
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The province has stated that more driving service sites will arrive in Brandon, Winkler, Portage los angeles Prairie and Dauphin in October.
Dr. Jenisa Naidoo of Dynacare told 680 CJOB on Monday that this is only the first cellular unit. Three new verification sites, two in Winnipeg and one in Brandon, will open in mid-October, and their precise location will be announced throughout the province.
“Dynacare is recruiting lately as we speak, . . . recruits for those 3 sites, which will open in October. They’re all new employees, not existing Array,” he said.
“For the cell unit, we already have the staff. It’s a smaller unit. I probably wouldn’t have a wonderful capacity. “
The lines at Winnipeg’s 4 checkpoints have been long for more than two weeks, and the sites fill up before noon.
Covid19MB to know they are complete for today. There is NO communication between sites and there are no LIVE statistics about sites already aligned and COMPLETED BY THE DAY. How is all this effective or sustainable? This is unacceptable and ridiculous. Mbpoli
– Susie’s not done ???? (@susie_parker) 28 September 2020
Cases in Manitoba reached 1,953 on Tuesday, of which 1,327 were recovered. The number of tests has ranged from 1,500 to 2,000 in recent days.