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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 →
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 →
Five COVID-19 testing centers in Arizona and hundreds more across the country have closed following accusations that owners spent millions on luxury items while test samples were stored in garbage bags, personal information was compromised and sick patients received false negative results. The Illinois-based Center for COVID Control testing companyRead More →
About 70 people are self-isolating and awaiting test results after a worker at a BHP mining camp in northern WA tested positive for COVID-19, with the state also recording 12 new local cases. Key points: BHP contractor tested positive at Yandi iron ore mine A 29Metals worker at a YalgooRead More →
After weeks of revelations about the suburban Chicago COVID-19 testing company, the Center for COVID Control (CCC) said it will remain closed, but some of its testing sites may reopen under different names. The allegations against the company and its affiliated laboratory provider Doctors Clinical Laboratory (DCL) include missing testRead 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 →
CHAMPAIGN — Another new COVID-19 testing site recently opened in Champaign, but a public health official has advised sticking to approved testing sites that have been around for a while. Not much is known about the new site for the former Enterprise Rent-A-Car location at 1804 S. Neil St., otherRead 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 →
On Friday, Sangamon County public health officials reported two more COVID-19-related deaths in the area. There were also 748 new positive cases in Sangamon County, bringing the total to 48,526 cases since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. In Menard County, there were 59 new cases for aRead More →
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Fox 4 has learned what will happen with these pop-up Covid testing sites known as the Center for Covid Control, which closed last week after multiple investigations began looking into numerous issues, especially if their tests were wrong. On Friday, the Center for Covid Control, whichRead 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 →
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) — As the omicron variant spreads everywhere, more and more people are choosing to get tested for COVID-19. SFA and Nacogdoches City/County Emergency Management are trying to stay ahead of demand. On Tuesday morning, the SFA opened a second COVID-19 testing site outside the college recreation center.Read More →
‘Church fire’ northwest of Fort Collins now fully containedThe Livermore Fire Protection District responded to a 10-acre grass fire northwest of Fort Collins near Virgina Dale Church. 22 minutes ago Amtrak’s Winter Park Express returns for trips from DenverThe first train of the season departed Denver’s Union Station at 7Read 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 →
The number of COVID-19 is increasing in Racine County. According to COVID-19 (Racine County) data reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the following statistics present: A total of 38,814 people in Racine County have had one confirmed case of COVID-19 by date of symptom onset or diagnosis asRead 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 →
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 →
A national coronavirus testing company that has drawn criticism from customers in multiple states announced a “one-week pause on all operations” Thursday, including a location in the city of Rochester. The pause was to take effect Friday through January 21 at all Center for COVID Control testing sites. Two states,Read 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 →
Jackson County and Clay County health officials told KMBC 9 Investigates they have raised concerns with Missouri state health officials about the new COVID testing sites -19 related to the Center for COVID Control. The Chicago-area company announces free rapid and PCR tests at more than 300 locations across theRead More →
New storefronts in Smithfield and West Warwick claiming to offer free COVID-19 testing are part of a nationwide network accused of failing to provide test results, providing incorrect diagnoses and being a ‘scam’ designed to collect people’s personal information. The so-called “Center for COVID Control” has drawn complaints in severalRead More →
item FILE – Healthcare worker prepares COVID-19 swab test. (Chet Strange / Bloomberg via Getty Images) SEATTLE – The Better Business Bureau is investigating a COVID-19 testing company that is inundated with negative reviews and complaints. The Center for Covid Control operates sites across the country, including Washington and Oregon.Read More →
The program is available to anyone in North Carolina statewide, with testing delivered to their homes. Parents and guardians are required to place the order for anyone between the ages of 5 and 17. “There are 1,500 tests available each working day for residents to request,” the DHHS said. “WeRead More →