Hundreds show up to Ottawa COVID-19 assessment centre, but few actually tested
(WorldNews Canada)

OTTAWA — Many of the hundreds of people descending on Canada’s first dedicated COVID-19 assessment centre went home without being tested on Saturday as they fell short of the criteria requiring them to be screened for the virus. The Ottawa screening centre was a popular destination on Saturday morning, with about 200 people showing up when doors opened at 9 a.m. But many of them, as well as others who trickled in throughout the day, found they didn’t meet the criteria to be swabbed for signs of the disease caused by a novel form of coronavirus....