Drivers Line Up for Covid Testing as Cases Rise in Vancouver

Drivers waited in line for a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Vancouver on Sunday, December 19.

Footage by Daria Hasselmann shows a long line of traffic on Cambie Street leading up to the St Vincent Collection Center.

For most of Sunday, the estimated waiting time to get tested was over two and a half hours, the Vancouver Sun reported. New restrictions were set to be introduced in British Columbia from Monday due to rising case numbers.

According to the most recent update, British Columbia reported 789 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, December 18. Credit: Daria Hasselmann via Storyful