“The delays are more due to the workload at the pathology lab than about getting the tests here at the testing centres.”
After reports of extensive queues over the New Year period, the Showgrounds pop-up site is diminishing the gruelling wait times - prioritised through their 16 separate testing booths.
“We ask people to support health service plans who are doing what they can to manage Covid, so that's getting vaccinated, social isolation, handwashing, mask wearing but also having a Covid plan in place if someone in your household has Covid so you’re able to manage it at home,” Dr Goodman said
The Cairns Convention Centre vaccination hub opened up vaccines for children aged five to 11 from Monday.
Queensland recorded 20,566 cases as of 8pm Tuesday.
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