On the heels of dozens of school cases of COVID-19 in Middlesex London, a new rapid testing site for school-age children and healthcare workers will open in the new year.
All CityMD locations closing early on Saturday
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
Staten Islanders waited in long lines for COVID-19 tests on Staten Island on Nov. 6, 2020. Pictured is the line outside CityMD at Forest Avenue and Broadway in West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. To celebrate staff appreciation day, all CityMD locations including three on Staten Island will close at 2 p.m. on Saturday, the company has announced.
Over the last few weeks, CityMD’s three Staten Island locations, in New Springville, New Dorp and West Brighton, have had long lines for coronavirus (COVID-19) tests as the positivity rate has spiked across the borough.
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Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
NYC Test & Trace Corps announced the extension of rapid point of care testing to reaching communities experiencing high cases of COVID-19. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, NY NYC Test & Trace Corps announced the extension of rapid point of care testing to reach communities experiencing high cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
“As rates of COVID-19 begin to climb in our neighborhoods this season, New York City is meeting the challenge with the strongest and most advanced testing infrastructure in the country,” said NYC Test & Trace Corps Executive Director Dr. Ted Long. “The addition of the new rapid antigen test will increase our ability to offer a rapid point of care testing at no cost for the community, including the molecular rapid testing already being provided at high volume and in great demand.”