New rapid COVID-19 tests coming to Baltimore, will turn around results in up to 72 hours
COMPANY SAYS NEW TEST RESULTSWILL BE AVAILABLE IN AS LITTLEAS 72 HOURS.
THE NEW TESTSCOME FROM H-B-R AND NURSESHEART MEDICAL STAFFING THATTHREE-DAY WAIT PERIOD IS FORANTIGEN TESTS-- THE NASAL SWABTESTS TO SEE IF YOU HAVE THEVIRUS.
THE GROUP ALSO HASANTIBODY TESTS TO SEE IF YOU*HA* THE VIRUS... AND MAYWANT TO DONATE PLASMA TO HELPTHOSE IN NEED.
THOSE TESTSTAKE AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES.What happens is a lot ofpeople who don't know thatthey're carrying the virus...their employers... they're notgetting paid for 10 days ortwo weeks.
But if you had atest that allowed you to getthe results in less than anhour than you don't have tolose that money.
THE GROUPSAYS THEY'LL PROVIDE TESTINGCLINICS AROUND THE CITYWELL AS BALTIMORE COUNTY...WORKING WITH DIFFERENT TESTINGGROUPS TO GET THESE NEW TESTSIMPLEMENTED.
Cerro Gordo county's sizable spike in the number of coronavirus cases has happened in just the last 24 hours.
