Early Tuesday morning, the Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles opened its doors as a testing site for COVID-19.
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The testing process, in which those being tested will undergo a nasal swab, is expected to take around 10 minutes.
Coronavirus testing: Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti announces online registration for high-risk, vulnerable residents
Coronavirus testing: Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti announces online registration for high-risk, vulnerable residents
Hundreds of Angelenos are already waiting for the results of their COVID-19 tests and soon thousands more will join them this week. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti this week announced a web portal on a city website where the most high-risk residents can sign up for coronavirus testing.
The rollout consists of a "limited number of tests," which would be conducted on those with symptoms, those who are 65 and older and Angelenos who may have underlying health conditions.
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Patients who meet the criteria at coronavirus.lacity.org will be directed to a testing center and will be required to present identification.
Coronavirus: Crenshaw Christian Center in South LA opens as testing site for COVID-19
"I want nobody to have fear," the mayor said. "It doesn't matter -- your immigration status, it doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter if you're a visitor.
Garcetti hopes to expand the city's testing capacity, which is currently testing about 1,000 people per day.