UNLV Drugs will start appointment-only curbside coronavirus checks on Tuesday, the group mentioned in a press release Monday night.
People who find themselves exhibiting signs of the virus, per the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention’s pointers, or have been in direct contact with somebody who has examined optimistic for the illness are eligible for testing.
UNLV Drugs spokesman Paul Joncich mentioned within the assertion that these excited about being examined can name 702-583-4408 between 8:30 a.m. and three p.m. Monday by Friday to arrange an appointment.
“All callers will probably be requested a sequence of questions to find out in the event that they meet the CDC standards and will probably be screened once more upon arrival,” Joncich mentioned.
The nasal swab checks will probably be administered within the parking space exterior UNLV Drugs, 1125 Shadow Lane, in response to the assertion. Docs will administer the checks with out the sufferers leaving their automobiles, and Joncich mentioned the checks will probably be accessible “for the following two weeks or till (UNLV Drugs’s) present provide of check kits is depleted.”
Testing is free for sufferers and outcomes take 5 to seven days, the assertion mentioned. UNLV Drugs is the medical arm of the UNLV Faculty of Drugs.
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