Drive-thru COVID-19 testing available to Guilford County residents next week

Sep. 4--GREENSBORO -- There will be several COVID-19 testing opportunities for Guilford County residents throughout September, according to the Guilford County Division of Public Health.

In conjunction with Guilford County Emergency Management, the health department will host drive-thru testing at their Greensboro location, 1100 E. Wendover Ave.

Appointments must be made for the following testing times next week:

-- 5-7 p.m. Tuesday

-- 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday

-- 5-7 p.m. Thursday

-- 9 a.m.- noon Sept. 11

Anyone attending testing is asked to wear a face covering.

Testing is available regardless of insurance status at no out-of-pocket cost, but anyone with private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare is asked to bring their insurance card, the health department said.

To schedule an appointment, call 336-641-7427, at which time there will be a confidential pre-screening to confirm candidacy for testing. A person needs to only meet one of the following categories to qualify for testing:

-- Symptomatic with a cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell or any symptoms suggestive of COVID-19.

-- Close contacts of known positive cases regardless of symptoms.

-- Be at high risk of severe illness, such as people over 65 years of age or people of any age with underlying health conditions.

-- Live in or have regular contact with high-risk settings, such as a long-term care facility, homeless shelter, correctional facility or migrant farmworker camp.

-- Come from a historically marginalized population.

-- Be front-line or essential workers, such as grocery store clerks or gas station attendants, in settings where social distancing is difficult to maintain.

-- Have attended protests, rallies or other mass gatherings where effective social distancing could not be practiced.

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