Walgreens to Expand Drive-Through Covid-19 Testing to 15 New Sites in Seven States
April 07 2020 - 9:00AM
Dow Jones News
By Michael Dabaie
Walgreens said Tuesday it is working to expand drive-through
Covid-19 testing to 15 new sites in seven states.
The drugstore chain said the states are Arizona, Florida,
Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas. Walgreens has
been offering drive-thru testing in Chicago since March 21.
The new testing sites will use Abbott's ID NOW Covid-19 test,
which can deliver positive results in five minutes and negative
results within 13 minutes.
Walgreens said it is finalizing the 15 locations in
collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Walgreens plans to be able to test up to 3,000 people per day
across these additional sites, which are expected to be activated
beginning later this week.
Walgreens will dedicate temporary space at some locations,
outside of the stores, where Walgreens pharmacists will oversee the
self-administration of the Covid-19 test. Soon, patients will be
directed to testing locations via an online assessment tool that
will be available on Walgreens.com and Walgreens mobile app, the
company said.
Testing will be available at no cost to eligible individuals who
meet criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Patients will need to pre-register in advance in order
to schedule an appointment for testing.
Write to Michael Dabaie at michael.dabaie@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 07, 2020 08:45 ET (12:45 GMT)
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