San Francisco offers free, pop-up COVID-19 testing ahead of Christmas
By Daniel Montes article
SAN FRANCISCO - Amid an unprecedented statewide surge of COVID-19, San Francisco officials on Tuesday announced the city will open up a pop-up testing location ahead of the Christmas holiday to further serve some of its most impacted residents the Latino community and essential workers.
The new pop-up testing site will be at the corner of 24th and Mission streets, a central transit hub in the city s Mission District, on Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The free, low-barrier testing is being offered through a partnership between the city s Department of Public Health and the Latino Task Force, with staff who speak English, Spanish and Cantonese.
No appointments are needed and patients can get results within 24 to 48 hours. Officials are expecting to test up to 700 people per day on Wednesday and Thursday. We need to ensure that our resources are allocated equitably and effectively in order to slow the spread of this virus, Mayor London Breed said in a statement. By standing up a testing site at 24th and Mission streets that is easily accessible, we are better serving the Latino community and our essential workers, who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 health pandemic. By meeting people where they are with critical resources like testing, we can better protect the health of all of our communities during this current surge, which will help us safely reopen our city.
SF announces free, 2-day Mission District pop-up COVID-19 testing ahead of holidays
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File photo of vehicles lining up at a COVID-19 testing site in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.Jeff Chiu/Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Amid an unprecedented statewide surge of COVID-19, San Francisco officials on Tuesday announced the city will open up a pop-up testing location ahead of the Christmas holiday to further serve some of its most impacted residents the Latino community and essential workers.
The new pop-up testing site will be at the corner of 24th and Mission streets, a central transit hub in the city s Mission District, on Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.