Cone Health To Offer Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing

Cone Health has announced it will be opening drive-thru testing and triage stations to help control the spread of the coronavirus.

Cone Health says the drive-thru testing and collection centers are an option for someone to be tested while avoiding possibly spreading the virus to those in a doctor's office or an emergency department.

Those interested would first need to call their primary care physician or make a virtual visit. If it's determined that COVID-19 testing is needed, the person would be sent to a specimen collection site. No one will be tested without a physician's order.

According to a press release, the first center is expected to open in Greensboro Tuesday morning. Additional sites will be set up in Alamance and Rockingham Counties.

In addition, all five Cone Health emergency departments are establishing separate care stations for those with respiratory symptoms. These areas will allow people who may possibly have the coronavirus to receive care while limiting the chance of spreading the virus to others.

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