The local health service is reporting a drop in the wait for coronavirus testing as the number of exposure sites linked to two positive cases grows to 30.
The number of coronavirus exposure sites linked to a pair of cases that visited Phillip Island, south-east of Melbourne, has grown to 30.The number of exposure sites linked to two cases that visited Phillip Island grows to 30On the weekend, people were waiting up to eight hours for a test
It comes as Bass Coast Health has expanded testing after some people were forced to wait up to eight hours at the weekend for testing.Loading "We opened up testing capacity at San Remo, which was new, the [Health] Department opened up a walk-in site at Cowes, and we also opened up at Bass," Ms Child said.She said demand for testing was much lower.
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