Wet weather will dampen testing capability in Canberra over the coming days with sites forced to close.
ACT Covid testing sites at Brindabella Business Park and Kambah will be closed on Monday due to expected rain.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast up to 20 millimetres on rain across the capital on Monday. Another downpour is also expected on Tuesday.
The drive-through testing centre at Kambah will be closed due to the wet weather.
"Where poor weather may mean unsafe conditions for staff and members of the community, the Kambah drive through clinic may be temporarily closed," ACT's COVID-19 website said.
Drive through testing at Brindabella Business Park will also be closed on Monday.
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— ACT Health (@ACTHealth) August 22, 2021
Erindale Active Leisure Centre will only be doing priority, targeted testing on Monday.
Testing clinics at Exhibition Park and the Weston Creek Walk-in Centre will be opened from 8am to 10pm.
Gold Creek School pop-up centre will open from 8am to 4pm.
It came as testing numbers in Canberra dropped over the weekend. There were 3640 Covid tests conducted on Saturday, less than half the daily numbers seen earlier in the week.
Earlier on Sunday, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said rain would affect testing sites in Canberra.
"The weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday though is for quite a lot of rain. This will have an impact on our pop up testing clinics," Mr Barr said.
