Free coronavirus testing in KC

Free coronavirus testing in KC

The Kansas City Health Department and Missouri DHSS is testing 2,000 Missouri residents to help understand the spread of COVID-19.

OVER THE NEXT THREEDAYS - THE KANSAS CITYHEALTH DEPARTMENTHOPES TO GET A BETTERIDEA OF HOW COVID-19 ISSPREADING AMONGPEOPLE IN THEIR 20"SAND 30"S.DATA SHOWS THEY ARETHE GROUP WITH THEMOST POSITIVE CASES.SO TODAY - THEDEPARTMENT WILL BEGINTESTING 2-THOUSANDPEOPLE FOR FREE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN JOINS US FROMTHE TESTING LOCATION.TESTING BEGINS AT 7O"CLCOK THISMORNING.LET ME SHOW YOU WHATIT LOOKS LIKE HERE ATTHE HOMEFIELD SPORTSCOMPLEX ON BANNISTERROAD.WE"VE GOT THEEMERGENCY RESPONSETRAILER HERE - ANDACROSS THE PARKING LOTARE SOME TENTS ANDMISSOURI NATIONALGUARD.HERE"S FOOTAGE OFWHAT A PREVIOUS EVENTLOOKED LIKE.THIS TIME AROUND - THEKCMO HEALTH DEPT ISHOPING PEOPLE BETWEENTHE AGES OF 25 AND 49SIGN UP.THAT"S THE GROUPWHICH SEEMS TO HAVETHE MOST SPREAD - SOTHE HEALTH DEPT WANTSTO TARGET THEM TO KEEPTHE NUMBER OF CASESFROM SPREADING.Bill Snook // KCMO HealthDepartment spokesperson18:34:21-18:34:33SRight now we want tomake sure Kansas Cityremains open.

So withmasking and testing and keepthose who remain sick athome, that"s going tokeep our COVID casesdown.THE MAN YOU JUST HEARDFROM STRESSED THENEED TO WEAR A MASKINSIDE PUBLIC BUILDINGSAND MAINTAIN SOCIALDISTANCING WHENEVERPOSSIBLE.BACK TO YOUCHARLIE - ARE THERESTILL OPENINGS FORPEOPLE TO SIGN UP FORTHE TESTS THIS WEEK?AT LAST CHECK SPOTSSTILL OPEN FOR THISEVENT TAKING PLACETHROUGH WEDNESDAY.YOU NEED TO SIGN UPONLINE TO RESERVE ASPOT - DON"T ALLSHOW UP.THE WEBLINKS SECTIONOF KSHB HAS A LINK TOGET SIGNED UP