Les 11 et 12 juin au center communautaire Vanier de Brossard / June 11th and 12th at Centre communautaire Vanier
Free, walk-in Covid-19 screening in Brossard
Longueuil, June 9, 2020 – The Direction de santé publique de la Montérégie invites the population of Brossard who have symptoms of COVID-19 or who may have been in contact with an affected person to attend the mobile unit’s screening clinic to be held on Thursday and Friday, June 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Centre communautaire Vanier, located at 3310 avenue Bernard, in Brossard.
From 10 a.m. to noon, priority will be given to seniors who come to the screening clinic.
This service is offered free of charge and without appointment to loved ones of sufferers and to people with any of the following symptoms:
- Fever
- Breathing difficulties
- Recent onset or worsening of cough
- Sudden loss of sense of smell without nasal congestion, with or without loss of taste
- Muscle pain, headache, severe fatigue or loss of appetite
- Sore throat
- Diarrhea.
COVID screening: several services offered
“The mobile unit enables us to meet people in their neighborhoods to promote access to screening. As the unit travels to different parts of the Montérégie region, priority for screening is given to residents of the municipalities visited. If you have symptoms of COVID-19 and are not a resident of Brossard, we invite you to call 1 877 644-4545 for an appointment at a screening clinic,” explains Dr. Julie Loslier, Director of Public Health for the Montérégie region.
For more information on the mobile unit’s travels, we invite you to follow the Public Health Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DSPMonteregie/ or visit the COVID screening page on our website at https://www.santemonteregie.qc.ca/conseils-sante/coronavirus-covid-19.
Source: Direction de santé publique de la Montérégie
For more information, please contact Chantal Vallée
Information officer – press relations
Cell: 514 592-2929
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[COVID-19] GET TESTED FOR COVID-19:
MOBILE CLINIC TO VISIT YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
The Direction de Santé Publique de la Montérégie encourages Brossard residents who have COVID-19 symptoms or who have been in contact with an infected person to take a screening test:
Date: June 11-12, 2020
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Vanier Community Centre
3310 Avenue Bernard, Brossard
Who Is Eligible for Testing?
This screening is intended for people who have been in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 or anyone who has symptoms associated with the disease, including:
- Fever
- Difficulty breathing
- Cough that began or became worse recently
- Sudden loss of sense of smell without nasal congestion (with or without loss of taste)
- Muscle pains, headache, extreme fatigue or significant loss of appetite
- Sore throat
- Diarrhea
Please note that it is not possible to take samples from young children with the materials used for testing. To obtain a screening test for a young child, call 450-644 4545.
**Please note that from 10 a.m. to noon, priority is given to seniors at all screening clinics.
For more information on the mobile unit’s travels, we invite you to follow the Public Health Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DSPMonteregie/ or visit the COVID screening page on our website at https://www.santemonteregie.qc.ca/conseils-sante/coronavirus-covid-19 .
