YEADON – With COVID-19 positivity rates having dropped dramatically in recent weeks, the Delaware County COVID-19 Task Force is closing its high-volume testing sites that operated during the Omicron variant-based surge this winter. On Monday, February 28, the Personic-operated drive-through testing site at the Delaware County Emergency Services Training CenterRead More →
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143 in hospital with virus, daily cases hit new high of 2,846. Video/NZ Herald Testing stations across Auckland have been overwhelmed as cars clog surrounding streets waiting to get a swab and GP clinics in many parts of the country are also feeling the pressure. Some 10% of people havingRead More →
Testing stations across Auckland have been overwhelmed as cars clog surrounding streets waiting to get a swab and GP clinics in many parts of the country are also feeling the pressure. Some 10% of people having Covid tests in Auckland and Northland are waiting more than five days for theirRead More →
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas – Austin Public Health (APH) is consolidating COVID-19 testing sites starting next week. Testing operations will conclude at the Travis County Expo Center on Thursday, February 17 and at the Dove Spring Recreation Center on Saturday, February 19. Staff will relocate to the Metz Elementary campus toRead More →
the Washington state sued an Illinois-based coronavirus testing company on Tuesday, alleging the company tampered with test results, lied to customers and stored thousands of samples in garbage bags instead of properly refrigerating them. The lawsuit against the Center for Covid Control, which is based in suburban Chicago and operatesRead More →
By Nia Harden, WRAL Reporter Cary, North Carolina – After Mako Medical’s website said some of Wake County’s newest COVID-19 testing sites would be closing, planners announced they would remain open “indefinitely.” Mako first opened the testing site at the Word of God Church site on Rock Quarry Road beforeRead More →
Getting a COVID test in Oakland during omicron’s peak was difficult, to say the least. Rapid tests have been hard to find on store shelves. Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR lab tests, are more accurate than quick but hard-to-find tests, with appointments unavailable for a week or more at manyRead More →
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Authorities are warning people that COVID testing sites, health experts say, could put your health and personal information at risk. ABC Action News’ I-Team uncovered allegations that a company that operates hundreds of testing sites across the country failed to provide test results to some consumers andRead More →
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit E-mail To print Photo by Feven Gerezgiher The Center for COVID Control testing site on Hiawatha Ave in Minneapolis closed early after the nationwide shutdown was announced. Residents and nearby businesses described lines spanning multiple storefronts along the strip mall. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison onRead More →
It’s been so good so far in implementing a vaccination mandate for city workers and proof of vaccination for some indoor spaces, Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday. “It went very, very well,” the mayor told hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan of WGBH’s Boston Public Radio, saying his administration wasRead More →
First, there was counterfeit hand sanitizer, counterfeit KN95 masks and vaccination cards. Now, nearly two years into the pandemic, the concerning scam variant involves testing. Attorneys general in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and Oregon issued consumer warnings in recent days about questionable coronavirus tests and pop-up sites. Complaints includeRead More →
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials are still working to replace the lab company that handles most of Connecticut’s state-run coronavirus testing, but they don’t plan to close any sites when the company retires at the end of the month, according to a newspaper article Saturday. Meanwhile, Gov. Ned Lamont saidRead More →
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials are still working to replace the lab company that handles most of Connecticut’s state-run coronavirus testing, but they don’t plan to close any sites when the company retires at the end of the month, according to a newspaper article Saturday. Meanwhile, Gov. Ned Lamont saidRead More →
A company that operates more than 300 Covid-19 pop-up testing sites across the country is being investigated by several states and a federal agency after receiving dozens of consumer complaints ranging from test results late to concerns that no testing was being done. . The Illinois-based Center for Covid ControlRead More →
(WXYZ) — A COVID-19 testing center with sites across the country and right here in Metro Detroit is temporarily closing after a slew of complaints. The news comes as this fourth wave of COVID cases has spiked demand for testing. The Better Business Bureau investigated a COVID-19 testing company withRead More →
Many Bay Area residents have seen firsthand how difficult it has become to schedule an appointment for a COVID test. In the South Bay, some find that it sometimes takes days or even weeks to get an appointment. County testing sites are overwhelmed and there are concerns that not allRead More →
CHICAGO — A national coronavirus testing company under investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice and which has drawn criticism from customers in several states announced Thursday a “one-week pause on all operations.” The pause was to take effect Friday through January 21 at all Center for COVID Control testingRead More →
Center for Covid Control testing location in the Hollywood neighborhood. Isabelle Garcia State and county public health agencies have little to no oversight of COVID-19 testing facilities run by private companies, the Mercury found. As demand for COVID testing in Oregon far exceeds supply, testing services offered by Multnomah CountyRead More →
As cases of COVID-19 – primarily originating from the omicron variant – continue to increase across California, officials have strived to expand testing capacity and availability, including in San Joaquin County. More sites and longer available test hours will be added in the county over the next few days, officialsRead More →