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Where to get a rapid COVID-19 test this weekend (May 1-2)

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Note: This article is old. For more current info, read our latest 'Where to Get Tested' article.

On Friday, the Nova Scotia government paused booked PCR tests for most Nova Scotians. This weekend, the only tests available (unless you're a close contact or possible exposure) are rapid or pop-up tests. To get a rapid test you must be over the age of 16 and have no symptoms, recent travel or possible exposure to COVID-19.

Here's where the rapid-testing sites will be. When you go, dress for the weather, anticipate a long wait and don't forget your mask!

Saturday, May 1

East Dartmouth Community Centre, 50 Caledonia Road, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Cineplex Bridgewater, 349 Lahave Street, noon to 7pm
Centre 200, 481 George Street, Sydney, 10am to 4pm

Additional walk-in clinic (does not offer rapid results):

Membertou Entertainment Centre, 11 Chief Ben Christmas Awti’j, Membertou, 9am to 9pm, available via walk-in or by appointment

Sunday, May 2

John Martin School, 7 Brule Street, Dartmouth, noon to 6pm
Cineplex Bridgewater, 349 Lahave St, noon to 6pm

Additional walk-in clinics (does not offer rapid results):

Membertou Entertainment Centre, 11 Chief Ben Christmas Awti’j, Membertou, 9am to 9pm, available via walk-in or by appointment

This list will be updated as more dates and locations are released on the NSHA website.

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Victoria was a full-time reporter with The Coast from April 2020 until mid-2022, when the CBC lured her away. During her Coast tenure, she covering everything from COVID-19 to small business to politics and social justice. Originally from the Annapolis Valley, she graduated from the University of King’s College...