NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Wednesday was the last day before the Christmas holiday to get tested for coronavirus at the state-run test site, and people began to line up before dawn, despite temperatures in the 40s.
When the testing began a few minutes before 8 a.m., about 75 people were waiting outside the New Smyrna Beach City Gym at 1000 Live Oak St. The earliest couple arrived at 6:30 a.m.
Kristi Emery and her husband lined up about 7:40 a.m. to get tested for the first time since the pandemic began.
"We don't have any symptoms. It's just a precaution," Emery said. "Just to be safe for Christmas and not expose my father."