COVID-19 Test Passes: How It Works in Los Angeles

In the state of California, in Los Angeles, every resident can take a test for COVID-19, regardless of whether he has symptoms or not, writes "Voice of America".

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In the city, several dozens of test points were opened, where you can do the test for free.

Ukrainian Svetlana Vidzhinovsky works as a family psychologist in Los Angeles. The woman has no symptoms of the disease, but she wanted to find out if she could have an asymptomatic form of coronavirus infection. Since the city authorities announced that all residents can pass the COVID-19 test, Svetlana decided to take this opportunity.

To do this, you had to send an application to the official website - there you can choose a date, time and place.

“I registered for this test in two minutes,” said Svetlana.

“Hold the confirmation document in your hands and continue moving in this direction,” the volunteer addresses Svetlana.

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At the so-called test points, you don’t need to get out of the car and you can maintain a social distance, here everything happens according to strict rules. Volunteers guide people.

Svetlana has 20 minutes to watch the video briefing twice. Next, volunteers ask her to open a window. An employee with a dough is approaching the car.

- Your name?

— Svetlana Vidzhinovski.

-Have you seen the briefing?

- Yes.

We drive to the next volunteer - and he indicates that it is time to take the test.

First you need to cough 5 times. Next, hold a cotton swab in the mouth and lower it into the test tube. After this, the volunteer asks to put the test tube in the bag. The next step is to hand over the package. Here, everything also happens in compliance with safety measures: the test is taken with special tongs, without any contact, placed in a special ballot box and they wish you a good day.

“The impressions are very positive. Everyone was amazingly friendly,” Svetlana shares her impressions.

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Although they promised to send the test result in 3 days, Svetlana waited a week for it. Finally, the long-awaited answer comes - there is no coronavirus.

Now there are more than 40 such points in Los Angeles, on average, they do 21000 tests per day.

“The result is negative. First of all, it's free. Secondly, it's easy to check in, we waited in line for a bit, but that's ok. Now I received the test and an apology for the fact that it was sent at the wrong time. Everything is very easy and pleasant,” says Svetlana.

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