Coronavirus testing sites close in Victoria after storm damage

Several Covid-19 testing and vaccine centres have been shut in Victoria after wild storms and severe weather wreaked havoc across the state.

Several coronavirus testing centres have been shut down in Victoria after wild storm lashed the state overnight.

The Victorian health department said severe weather was affecting “a number of testing and vaccination centres” so people should plan ahead.

“Some testing centres are temporarily suspended due to weather and damage,” the department warned.

A man (who gave permission to be photographed) gets tested at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington. Picture: NCA NewsWire/David Crosling

Temporarily suspended sites include:

• Northern Health — Craigieburn Centre, Craigieburn;
• Monash Health — Casey Fields, Cranbourne East;
• Monash Health — Carroll Lane, Dandenong — Drive Through, Dandenong;
• Monash Health – IYU Rec Reserve, Pakenham;
• Peninsula Health — Frankston Hospital — drive through suspended;
• Banyule Community Health — Greensborough;
• EACH Lilydale;
• EACH Yarra Junction;
• EACH Emerald, Belgrave Gembrook Road, Emerald, Emerald;
• Cohealth, Collingwood;
• IPC Health, Victoria University Werribee East.

Alternative testing centres can be found here.

Active diversions are also in place to open centres nearby.

“On this website, you can see a list and map of testing centres and opening or suspended sites updated in real-time,” the department said.

Wild weather hits Victoria overnight with heavy winds and rain. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Traralgon Racecourse and Wonthaggi Town Hall vaccination centres have also closed on Thursday due to the extreme weather in Victoria’s east.

An emergency evacuation order has been issued for more than 200 homes near the Traralgon Creek in Gippsland as floodwaters rise rapidly.

State Emergency Service crews have also been called out to more than 4000 incidents in the past 24 hours after trees collapsed onto homes, power lines and across roads.

Originally published as Coronavirus testing sites close in Victoria after storm damage