Instead the clinic has been redeployed to Moama in response to a request from NSW Health to provide heightened testing in that area.
Only one person presented for testing when the clinic last visited Barooga on Wednesday, September 2, and it is now not scheduled to return until after Friday, September 18.
A Murrumbidgee Local Health District spokesperson said the clinics were established to respond to emerging hotspots and were deployed based on demand.
“Each week MLHD reviews the demand and develops a schedule based on need across the entire district,” the spokesperson said.
“MLHD also works closely with our border counterparts, the Primary Health Networks, local GPs and other testing providers to ensure testing is available where required.
“During the pandemic we have provided a presence in the border towns with mobile clinics visiting a range of locations to support the Victorian/NSW combined testing effort.
“We will continue to support the border region while increased testing is required.”
The decision came as additional testing recourse was deployed to Cobram to service the Cobram-Barooga community in the form of a one-day-only asymptomatic pop-up clinic.
A MLHD spokesperson could not confirm when the mobile clinic would next arrive in the town.
Instead, people are encouraged not to wait for a mobile visit, and to call the COVID-19 hotline on 1800 831 099 to book an appointment at their nearest testing centre, whether that be a clinic or a GP practice, if they feel the slightest bit unwell.
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