Baltimore opens second testing site
THANKS MEGAN.
WE CONTINUE OURTEAM COVERAGE THIS MORNINGWITH WMAâ2 NEWS MARK ROPER.MARK TELL US ABOUT THE CITY'S2ND TESTING SITE AND A THIRDON THE WAY..THIS IS ON SWANN DRIVEâRIGHT IN FRONT OF THE RAWLINGSCONSERVATORY IN DRUID HILLPARK.
AND WHAT MAKES THIS SITEDIFFERENT COMPARED TO THE ONEAT PIMLICO IS THAT THIS IS AWALâIN TESTING SITE.
PIMLICOIS A DRIVâTHRU SITE.
SO THISWOULD BE HELPFUL TO PEOPLE WHODON'T HAVE CARSâ YOU CANTAKE THE BUS AND WALK IN.PROTESTORS INTERRUPTED MAYORJACK YOUNG AS HE ANNOUNCED TNEW SITE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.THE PROTESTORS SAY THEY WANTCITY OFFICIALS TO MAKE MOREACCOMMODATIONS FOR THEHOMELESS.
THE CITY RECENTLYMOVED ABOUT 400 HOMELESSPEOPLE INTO TEMPORARY SHELTERâ INCLUDING THOSE SHOWINGSYMPTOMS OF COVIâ19â ANDPEOPLE IN THE AT RISK AGEGROUP OVER 62.
MEANWHILEâTHE DRUID HILL PARK TESTINGSITE OPENED TUESDAY.
BALTIMORECITY HAS 1âHUNDREâ42CONFIRMED CASES OF THECORONAVIRUS.
FOR PEOPLEWANTING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OFTHE NEW TESTING SITE AT DRUIDHILL PARKâ KEEP IN MIND THISONE IS JUST LIKE THE OTHERTESTING SITESâ YOU CAN'TJUST SHOW UPâ YOU HAVE TOHAVE A REFERRAL FROM A DOCTORAND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FIRST.AND BESIDES THE TWO EXISTINGTESTING SITES AT PIMLICO ANDHERE AT DRUID HILL PARKâ ATHIRD SITE IS EXPECTED TO OPENIN EAST BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK.AGAINâ WHAT MAKES THIS SITEDIFFERENT THAN THE DRIVâTHRUSITE AT PIMLICO IS THAT IT'S AWALâIN SITE SO YOU DON'T NEEDTO HAVE A CARâ J