Here’s where to get tested for COVID-19 in Mississauga if you don’t have any symptoms

If you don’t have any telltale symptoms (such as a fever, cough or shortness of breath) but need a COVID-19 test to return to school or work or visit an elderly or immunocompromised loved one, you can now get tested a new site in Mississauga. 

The Region of Peel recently took to social media to advise asymptomatic residents who need or want a COVID-19 test to visit the new Peel Regional Paramedics Kingsway Satellite centre located at 75 Kingsway Drive, near Hurontario St.

According to the region’s website, the site opened on Monday, Sept. 21 and will remain open until Sunday, Oct. 4.

The site is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The announcement comes after Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie urged asymptomatic people to refrain from lining up for a test. 

During a Sept. 16 press conference, Crombie said that many asymptomatic people are getting tested because they plan to return to work, see a loved one or travel. 

“Most asymptomatic people are testing negative but need a test to go back to work or to travel, so the number of asymptomatic people is high and they need to consider being tested elsewhere,” Crombie said during a Sept. 16 council meeting. 

At the same meeting, Crombie said that Michelle DiEmanuele, President and CEO of Trillium Health Partners, confirmed that people have reported waiting as long as five hours for a COVID-19 test.

“We are testing between 1,000 and 1,300 people a day,” Crombie said, adding that Premier Doug Ford recently announced that the province is working to launch more community test sites for people with no symptoms.

Acknowledging that the demand for testing is skyrocketing, Ford said that the Ontario government is working with the private sector to set up testing sites at pharmacies and other appropriate locations.

An announcement regarding testing is expected this week. 

To learn more about testing in Mississauga, click here.

Cover photo courtesy of The Canadian Press

CORRECTION: The article previously said the testing location was at 7120 Hurontario, but the address is actually75 Kingsway Drive.