An Ottawa COVID-19 Testing Clinic Hit Maximum Capacity Just 16 Minutes After Opening

If you need a test, prepare for a long wait. On Wednesday, a COVID-19 testing clinic in Ottawa reached maximum capacity within just 16 minutes of opening.

At 10:16 a.m. on September 23, Ottawa’s Hôpital Montfort tweeted to confirm that their testing centre had reached capacity, less than 20 minutes after opening.

"The East End COVID-19 Care Clinic on Heron has reached maximum capacity and is not taking additional visitors for the day," they explained.

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This comes as testing centres across the city continue to reach capacity before midday. 

On Wednesday, Twitter users reported lines of up to 600 people at 6:41 a.m. at local testing sites.

Last week, a local member of provincial parliament criticized the long wait times in the city. MPP Joel Harden revealed that some Ottawans had been waiting for up to eight hours in 1-kilometre long lines just to get a test.

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