Hamilton testing station overwhelmed
A rush on Hamilton’s Covid-19 swabbing centre means people are facing waits of up to five hours.
“Due to high demand and long wait times the assessment centre is currently not accepting any more patrons,” an 11.41am update shared by Hamilton City Council said.
Current wait times were four to five hours, it said.
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It desperately needs to be bigger, but they are going to make it stronger instead.
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