Tauranga's makeshift Covid-19 testing centre, currently set up at the Tauranga racecourse, will be moved to Baypark from Friday. The Tauranga Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC)opened at the racecourse last Tuesday.
"It's a case of front-footing any potential rise in the numbers seeking assessment by moving to a location which has got much greater capacity for scaling up should that be necessary," Bay of Plenty Community Based Health Services (BOPCBHS) Lead Dr Joe Bourne said in a statement today.
The opening hours for the CBAC at the new venue - Trustpower Baypark Stadium, 81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui – will remain the same, 9am-6pm. The existing CBAC, at Tauranga Racecourse, will close at 6pm on Thursday night.
![The existing testing centre at Tauranga Racecourse will close at 6pm on Thursday night. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TEI6MTX6TAPUGVIK2AI4QOOQBM.jpg?auth=9ce4191e151ff35db5adf80636003c2335851efdcfdc1234b8976926d17bafc5&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The move comes in response to the Ministry of Health's announcement today that the case definition for those being assessed at the CBACs has been broadened.