Drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites at vehicle emissions inspection stations

Three Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection stations will now serve as drive-thru testing stations.

Their locations are in Glen Burnie, Bel Air and Waldorf.

VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTIONCENTERS NOW USED FOR DRIVETHRU TESTING.

IT'S REALLY THEPERFECT SET UP━ WITH MULTIPLEENTRANCES FOR VEHICLES TO COAND GO QUICKLY.

THERE IS ONEOTHER SITE THAT OPENED JUSTYESTERDAY HERE IN ANNE ARUNDELCOUNTY━ IN THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT PARKING LOT ONHARRY S TRUMAN PARKWAY.

TO BETREATED AT ANY OF THESE SITES━ YOU HAVE TO MEET A FEWQUALIFICATIONS, YOU CAN'T JUSTSHOW UP.

YOU HAVE TO MEET THETESTING CRITERIA, DETERMINEDBY A LICENSED HEALTH CAREPROVIDER━ GET AN ORDER FROMTHEM━ THEN YOU CAN REGISTERONLINE AND MAKE ANAPPOINTMENT.

THERE IS ALIMITED SUPPLY OF TESTS━THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TO GOTHROUGH THIS PROTOCOL.

THETESTS ARE RESERVED FOR PEOPLEWHO ARE IN THAT HIGH RISKPOPULATION, LIVE IN A GROUPHOME, HAVE UNDERLYING MEDICALCONDITIONS, ARE SHOWINGSYMPTOMS OR ARE HEALTHCAREWORKERS OR FIRST RESPONDERS.AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ASHORTAGE ON MASKS AND FACESHIELDS━ WITH SO MANY PEOPLECOMING AND GOING━ HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THEY AREPROTECTED.

We are using fullppe.

We are taking allnecessary Precautions to notonly keep our staff safe butalso to keep the people we aretesting safe as well" THE TWOANNE ARUNDEL LOCATIONS━ GLENBURNIE AND WALDORF ARE OPENFROM TEN UNTIL 2, MONDAY,WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE BELAIR LOCATION IN HARFORD COUNTYIS OPEN THE SAME DAYS JUSTFROM ELEVEN UNTIL THREE.

THEONE IN THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OPEN ONTUESDAYS AND THURSDAY FROM 10TO 4.

RESULTS ARE TAKING ALITTLE LONGER THAN HOPED━ABOUT FIVE DAYS SINCE THERE'SA BACKLOG OF TEST AT THE LABWITH A SHORTAGE OF INGREDIENTSTO PROCESS THE TESTS.

HEALOFFICIALS DO SAY━ THEY'REPRIORITIZING TESTS SO SOME CANBE DONE WITHIN A DAY.

LIVE INGLEN BURNIE━ ERIN MACPHERSONWMAR 2 NEWTEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES