COVID-19 Testing Expanding in Interior Health

British Columbia is adjusting its COVID-19 testing strategy, expanding to include anyone with COVID-19-like symptoms, cold, or influenza, no matter how mild the symptoms.

Interior Health said COVID-19 symptoms share similarities to other respiratory illnesses including the common cold or the flu, including:

  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Cough
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Sore Throat
  • Painful Swallowing
  • Stuffy or Runny Nose
  • Loss of Sense of Smell
  • Headache
  • Muscle Aches
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of Appetite

“While testing has expanded, not everyone needs a test,” clarified Interior Health. “COVID-19 testing is not recommended for people without symptoms.”

There are 14 testing and assessment centres located across the Interior Health region. Local testing centres include Nelson and Trail, while testing can also be done in Grand Forks, Cranbrook, Sparwood, Golden, Vernon, Kelowna, Kamloops, Penticton, Revelstoke, 100 Mile House, Salmon Arm, and Williams Lake.

“Testing at these centres is by appointment,” said Interior Health. “Anyone who needs a test should call their primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) or the closest Interior Health community testing and assessment centre directly to arrange a test.”

Interior Health said additional information is on their website, including contact information for the testing centre, and how to obtain results if you do get a test.

More: COVID-19 Testing Information (Interior Health)

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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