Drive-thru Coronavirus Testing Site At Citizens Bank Park Opens As Cases Jump To 67 In Philadelphia

Chantee Lans reports.

PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING SOCIALDISTANCING AND RECOMMENDATIONTOSS STAY AT HOME SERIOUSLY.SOME AREA RESIDENT SHOWINGSYMPTOMS OF THE CORONAVIRUSCAN NOW GET TESTED AT A DRIVETHROUGH SITE AT CITIZENS BANKPARK THAT OPENED THREE HOURSAGO.CHANTEE LANS IS LIVE IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA WITH MOREINFORMATION FOR US, CHANTEE,HAVE YOU SEEN A LOT OFACTIVITY THERE.REPORTER: JESSICA THERE HASBEEN A STEADY FLOW OF VEHICLESLINING UP OUTSIDE THIS PARKINGLOT HERE AT CITIZENS BANKPARK.HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWTESTING IS FREE.YOU MUST SHOW SYMPTOMS, BRINGAN ID.YOU DO NOT NEED HEALTHINSURANCE BUT THERE ARE TWOMAIN REQUIREMENTS.YOU HAVE TO BE OVER 50 OR AHEALTH CARE WORKER.THIS IS WHAT A DRIVE THROUGHCORONA TEST LOOKS LIKE AVOLUNTEER TOOK A TEST ANDDEMONSTRATION FOR THE PUBLIC.LATER CARS CARRYING SYMPTOMSFROM THE PATIENT LINED AUTOPSYLONG SIDE WHITE TENTS IN THEPARKING LOT OF THE CITIZENSBANK PARK TO EXPERIENCE THEREAL THING.WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS AFALL BACK SITE FOR PEOPLECANNOT OTHERWISE GET A TEST.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIAHEALTH COMMISSIONER DOCTORTHOMAS FARLY SAYS YOU SHOULDFIRST CALL YOUR HEALTH CAREPROVIDE TORE SEE IF THEY OFFERCOVID 19 TESTING THROUGH THEIRHEALTH SYSTEM AT WITHIN OF THE20 SITES ACROSS PHILADELPHIA.IT IS NOT YOU SHOULD COME TOCITIZENS BANK PARK.CITY EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERSFROM THE PHILADELPHIA MEDICALRESERVE CORE WILL WORK EACHDAY FROM TWO TO 6:00 P.M.UNTIL THERE ARE 2500 TESTINGKITS RUNNING OUT.PHILADELPHIA FIRE COMMISSIONERADAM THIEL, ALSO A MEMBER OFTHE PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT AGENCY SAYS THATHAVING ENOUGH PROTECTIVE GEARIS KEY.WE KNOW THAT THERE IS ANATIONAL SHORTAGE OF THEPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EAST QUIP.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ENOUGH FOROUR FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND THOSEORGANIZATIONS.REPORTER: "EYEWITNESS NEWS"HAS LEARNED THAT A DOCTOR'SNOTE OR PRESCRIPTION IS NOTNEEDED TO BE ELIGIBLE.PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS SAYBASED ON LIMITED TESTINGCAPACITY THE DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTH IS RESTRICTINGELIGIBILITY FOR TESTING ATTHIS SITE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50YEARS OLD AND DISPLAYING COVID19 SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH CAREWORKERS SHOWING SYMPTOMS.OUR TOP PRIORITY IS HEALTHCARE WORKERS HOFF SYMPTOMSTHAT ARE CHARACTERISTIC OFTHIN NEXT.NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE A HEALTHCARE WORKER WHO IS SICK TAKINGCARE OF YOU.REPORTER: KEEP THIS IN MINDMOST COMMON SYMPTOMS OF COVID19 ARE FEVER, COUGH, SHORTNESSOF BREATH.FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVETESTING SUPPLIES AT THIS SITE.THEY WILL NOTIFY PATIENTS IFOTHER TESTING RESULTS IN THENEXT TWO TO FIVE DAYS.FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE TO TEST ATTHIS SITE YOU ARE NOT ALLOWEDTO COME HERE ON FOOT.CITY OFFICIALS SAY YOU MUST BEINSIDE A FOUR WHEEL CLOSED TOPNONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLE.REPORTING LIVE IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA, OUTSIDE OF THECITIZENS BANK PARK, CHANTEE