COVID-19 pop-up testing clinics open in Darwin CBD, Palmerston

ANYONE with a fever or shortness of breath can now get tested for coronavirus in Darwin, with two Federal Government-funded pop-up clinics now up and running.

Danila Dilba Health Service staff Jill Turner, Khoa Le, Dr Aathi Selvanayagam, Carmen McCarthy and Emma Brown at the COVID-19 clinic on the corner of Knuckey St and McMinn St. Picture: Supplied

ANYONE with a fever or shortness of breath can now get tested for coronavirus in Darwin, with two Federal Government-funded pop-up clinics now up and running.

The administration office of the Danila Dilba Health Service, on the corner of Knuckey St and McMinn St in the CBD, was transformed into a respiratory clinic in a week.

The clinic has the ability to do up to 24 tests a day, with DDHS staff currently testing about 14 people a day.

It comes as the testing criteria for COVID-19 is expanded across the country.

Danila Dilba received $275,000 from the Commonwealth to run the clinic for three months.

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The Federal Government is funding 100 GP respiratory clinics around the country to clinically assess people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms including fever, cough, shortness of breath, a sore throat and/or tiredness.

The other clinic is located at the Palmerston GP Superclinic.