Confronted with lengthy lineups and heavy demand, well being officers in New Brunswick have been compelled to chop brief the distribution of free COVID-19 rapid-test kits at three areas Saturday.
On Thursday, the province introduced the kits can be handed out in Moncton, Perth Andover and Grand Falls- areas which have been subjected to strict health-protection measures since Oct. 5 due to a surge in infections and hospitalizations.
The distribution, nonetheless, was suspended by 11:30 a.m. in Moncton and by 1 p.m. in Perth Andover and Grand Falls.
At 9 a.m., the RCMP have been reporting visitors jams close to the Moncton location, a parking zone on the Magic Mountain amusement park.
Native residents turned to social media to vent their anger, with some saying extra kits ought to have been made out there at extra areas.
The province pledged Friday to supply wider distribution of rapid-test kits on Monday at 20 areas throughout the province.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 16, 2021.
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