Forbes Shire Council and National Health Authority have joined forces to bring a three day a week testing clinic to Forbes for easy community access to a convenient drive through COVID-19 Testing Clinic service.
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"This is a great partnership between Council and National Health Authority with a proactive approach to this crisis we are experiencing," says Forbes Shire Council Mayor Phyllis Miller OAM. "The community will have access to testing more than ever before and it will be via a convenient drive through service in Hill Street on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 8am - 1pm.
"The testing facility is available for clients referred by their doctors and will not have to travel to other towns to avail themselves of COVID-19 testing. Laverty are a highly regarded organisation and deliver the highest quality professional service.
"Previously the testing services have been sporadic and this will provide an ongoing opportunity for testing for the community and provide reassurance."
The free service will be set up in a drive through driveway in Hill Street, behind the JREC facility. The testing service is operated from your car, with staff taking details and swabs from the back of the throat and nose to send off for testing.
"The test results usually take 48 hours to come back. If your test is negative, you may even find out earlier," says Mayor Miller. "It is so important we keep up this vigilance, as even the milded of symptoms can be associated with the disease."
COVID-19 symptoms include a fever, a sore or scratchy throat, runny nose, shortness of breath and sometimes a cough. Currently the Western Area Health has 1 case, the person in Orange remains in isolation.
