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COVID testing site in 91原创 maxed out on Wednesday

By mid-afternoon, every appointment slot was fully booked
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The COVID-19 testing centre at Kwantlen Polytechnic University鈥檚 91原创 campus had no spaces left for drop ins by mid-afternoon Wednesday. (Matthew Claxton/91原创 Advance Times)

Amid a rise in cases, 91原创鈥檚 COVID testing centre began directing people dropping in to other centres Wednesday, because they were fully booked with appointments.

By 3 p.m. in the afternoon, the car lanes in the drive-in testing site on the parking lot of Kwantlen Polytechnic鈥檚 campus was packed with cars.

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Staff on site confirmed that they were maxed out on appointments to the end of the day, and were turning away most drop-ins. Staff were trying to take in people who had arrived by drop in via transit.

The maximum number of nurses were working, according to local staff.

The testing centre in 91原创 is open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

There are no other testing centres in 91原创, and other testing sites are in Maple Ridge, Abbotsford, or in Surrey.

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Matthew Claxton

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Raised in 91原创, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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