COVID-19 test site may be causing delays in booking appointments.“We have seen a surge in calls to our Kelowna testing site so far this week and we are looking at bringing in additional supports to address this increase,” Interior Health said in a statement.The health authority said more than half of the calls are not resulting in a test as the person does not qualify.
Only symptomatic individuals are eligible for a coronavirus test.IH said many of the calls are also unrelated to testing. Canada has approved another rapid coronavirus test.
Here’s how it could help It’s unclear what is causing the surge in demand to the Kelowna test site.The most recent data released by the BC Centre for Disease Control shows just fifteen COVID-19 cases in.