Beginning Thursday, COVID-19 testing sites in Manitoba will start accepting self-referrals.
That means Manitobans will no longer need a referral from Health Links — or their health-care provider — in order to get tested.
Chief nursing officer for Shared Health Lanette Siragusa says the idea is to make it easier for people with even mild symptoms to get tested.
People with symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, fatigue, headaches, nausea or loss of appetite are asked to use the online screening tool.
If you meet the criteria in the online screening tool, you can proceed directly to a testing site.
In the Prairie Mountain Health region there at testing sites in Dauphin, Brandon, and Swan River.
For more information on testing locations and hours of operation, click here.
