The highest infection rates in the city. And the deaths amongst our people and in our community is devastating for latinos and africanamericans. Reporter the testing, part of a ucsf study to help determine how the virus spreads. This important study will help us advance our understanding of the virus in latino communities and thus enable us to fight the virus better and more equitably across our city. Reporter sergio got tested with the hope it brings a vaccine closer. Even if its one piece of the puzzle, it helps the entire world to figure out whats happening and how to deal with this. Reporter earlier this week the entire town of bolinas got tested. The results will be compared to those from the mission to gain new understanding about the virus, how it moves and who it infects. But if it gives them the results that they want in order to get the data, im willing to be a guinea pig. Reporter the free testing continues through tuesday. Individuals should get their test results within 72
Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. That testing is part of a study to better understand how the virus spreads. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is in San Francisco with the story. Cornell . Reporter yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. Health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next several days. Locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus theyre in. This is not a nice time little germ is out there doing its thing so weve got to stop it. Reporter Patricia Delgado doing her part to help stop covid19. She just got tested. And shell never forget it. The back of the throat, choking you, and then the back of the nose choking you again. Reporter delgado lives in the mission district, where thousands of residents havt several outdoor testing sites for free. Two tests are available, one for covid19, another can covid19 antibodies. The mission is showing some of the high