Around the country, drive-through testing sites are popping up to screen patients for COVID-19. The goal is to improve surveillance and reduce pressure on emergency rooms.
Lack of testing has been a big barrier to getting a handle on the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. As more tests are now becoming available, people in a growing number of places are being screened. They are sometimes being tested without ever getting out of the car. Here is testing czar Brett Giroir speaking today during a press conference at the White House.
MCCAMMON: Yeah. It's different in a lot of ways but also recognizable in that you just drive up in your car, you talk to someone and you get what you need - in this case, to a medical personnel. In some cases, you get tested right there on site, usually an oral swab or a nasal swab. And these are going up outside medical centers, but also, we've heard of places like mall parking lots or churches.
MCCAMMON: So in some locations, like Stanford University in California, patients are being asked to have a doctor's referral first before getting these drive-through tests. But here in Virginia Beach and elsewhere, anyone who thinks they have symptoms can come and be screened. They're asked a series of questions about exposure and symptoms. And then if they meet enough criteria, they get a test.
And another really important piece here is it takes the burden off of hospital emergency rooms. Paul Gaden is president of Sentara Princess Anne Hospital here in Virginia Beach. KELLY: Sure, so how many are we potentially talking? Are these drive-through sites going to be popping up everywhere?
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