UW Medicine expanding drive-thru COVID-19 testing to patients, first responders

[icymist]

Source: KIRO 7

SEATTLE — The University of Washington is rapidly expanding its ability to test people for COVID-19. A drive-thru testing site is already up and running at UW Medical in North Seattle that can test 40 to 50 people per day.

Right now it’s only available to employees and students, but UW Medical plans to expand that testing later this week to include first responders, employees at long-term care facilities and UW patients showing symptoms.

“We need widespread testing right now,” said Dr. Seth Cohen, Medical Director for Infection Prevention at UW Medicine. “There's urgency around it,” he said.

Read more: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/uw-medicine-creates-drive-through-coronavirus-testing-employees/FKCHXANUPJETHF6EYHTVBH22GI/

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Video at the link

[ancianita]

1. They're trying the South Korea model. Cuz that's how Jay Inslee rolls!

Go, Washington! If this works, export it to Wisconsin in time for the July Democratic Convention.

[Talitha]

4. Yes, please, please, please!

4 months to go - please make it happen.
That'd be great!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Worked in SKorea. Could have worked in US on massive scale. Americans love drive-thru.

If there was a real president who had something better to do than tweet "hoax!"

[pat_k]

3. Hope we see announcements like this from hospitals and labs across the nation this week.

Of course, DT will continue to take credit for the work of others.

[uppityperson]

5. K&R

[melm00se]

6. I'd like

2 burgers, 2 large fries and a side of COVID testing please.