First drive-thru COVID-19 test site opens in KC area

The first drive-thru COVID-19 test site opened in the Kansas City area Thursday.

Only patients referred by their primary doctor will be tested.

ONE DEATH - INWYANDOTTE COUNTY.TODAY - THE FIRSTDRIVE-THRU TESTING SITEWAS SET UP IN THEMETRO.41 ACTION NEWSINVESTIGATOR ANDYALCOCK WAS THERE ANDEXPLAINS WHAT YOU NEEDTO GET TESTED THERE.A TENT IS BEING SET UPHERE IN THE PARKING LOTON THE WEST SIDE OF THEBUILDING AS A TEST SITE.THE TESTERS ARECAREFULLY COVERED SOTHEY WON'T GETINFECTED.SO FAR, FOUR PEOPLEHAVE BEEN GIVEN THENASAL SWAB TEST.RESULTS ARE PENDING.CURRENTLY, THE SITE HAS96 REMAINING TEST KITS,BUT MORE KITS ARE ONTHE WAY.HOWEVER, ONLY PATIENTSWITH A PRESCRIPTIONFROM A DOCTOR TO GETTESTED WILL BE SEEN ATTHE CLINIC.DR. SHARON LEE/HAS DRIVE UPTEST CENTER"ARE YOU STILLCONCERNED THAT YOUMIGHT BE OVERWHELMEDWITH PEOPLE WHO COMEHERE AND MIGHT WANT TOGET A TEST?

WELL OFCOURSE, BUT THEY WILLBE TURNED AWAY IF THEYDONT HAVE APRECRIPTION.""HOW LONG DO YOU THINKYOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TOBE OUT HERE DOING THISTYPE OF THING?

WELL IT'SHARD TO GUESS.

I BELIEVEWE'RE AT THE EARLYSTAGES.

I THINK IT'SGOING TO GET WORSEBEFORE IT GETS BETTE