Two Shoppers Drug Mart stores in Sarnia are among 18 additional pharmacies in Ontario offering asymptomatic COVID-19 testing as of Tuesday.
The stores at 1206 Michigan Ave. and at 2600 Lakeshore Rd. in Bright's Grove were added by the province in an announcement late last week.
A total of 60 drug stores across the province were announced initially and further expansion of the service is promised.
In a statement on its website, Shoppers Drug Mart said the testing is available at select locations for asymptomatic individuals that meet criteria established by the province:
- Residents or workers in long-term care homes
- Visitors to a long-term care home
- Residents or workers in a homeless shelter
- International students that have passed their 14-day quarantine period
- Farmworkers
- Individuals who require a COVID-19 test for international travel clearance
- Self-Identified Indigenous
Further information about COVID-19 tests and testing centres including pharmacies and assessment centres can be found here.
