Wait times at the COVID-19 testing station here in Steinbach will likely be going down in the near future.

In the past few weeks, Southern Health says they have observed an obvious increase in the number of people visiting the drive-thru testing site at the Bethesda Regional Health Centre, with wait times sometimes as long as several hours. As of July 31st, they will be expanding their hours from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday and visits will be allowed by appointment only.

Special phone lines will be opening on July 30th. Anyone looking to book an appointment at the testing site is asked to call 204.346.7016.