Posted: Apr 11, 2021 4:24 PM AT | Last Updated: April 11 A COVID-19 test is seen in this file photo. Halifax hosted the first asymptomatic testing site for newcomers in Nova Scotia over the weekend.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) A unique COVID-19 testing site took place in Halifax over the weekend with the regular swabs and materials — plus interpretive services for more than 200 languages. The first asymptomatic testing event for newcomers to Canada took place Saturday and Sunday at the YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs on Bayers Road. The event was hosted by Nova Scotia Health and the province alongside groups like the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia, YMCA and Halifax Refugee Clinic.