MLHD COVID-19 mobile testing expands to Mulwala, Tocumwal and Berrigan

NSW Health is tracking down members of the Tooleybuc Manangatang Football Netball Club who attended a sporting event in Cohuna, Victoria on May 22 where a confirmed COVID-19 case was present.

In the two days since sending a mobile testing clinic to Tooleybuc, 124 people came forward for testing.

MLHD will be deploying the COVID-19 mobile testing clinic to Mulwala, Tocumwal and Berrigan this week to support residents along the border to be tested.

COVID-19 Coordinator Emma Field said members of the public are advised to minimise travel, increase personal awareness around hand hygiene and practice social distancing.

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"Once people are identified as being positive, we undertake contact tracing to identify anyone that they may have come in contact with," she said.

"People with COVID-19 can become very unwell quickly, and we need ensure people get the appropriate care so that they have the best chance of recovery."

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, sore throat and dry cough. Symptoms will generally appear 3-4 days after exposure to the virus but can be up to 14 days later.

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MLHD invites anyone who believes they may have contracted the COVID-19 virus to call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 831 099 for a confidential over the phone assessment (between 7am and 9pm).