Mayor to announce expanded testing sites in Somerville

Somerville is expanding access to COVID-19 testing in the city.

FOR US IN SOMMERVILLE WITH APREVIEW.SERA: ANTOINETTE, LATER THISMORNING THE MAYOR OFSOMMERVILLE WILL ANNOUNCE PLANSTO CONTINUE THE BATTLE AGAINSTCOVID-19 BUT ON A BROADER CALLAND THOSE PLANS WIL FOCUS ONTESTING.RIGHT NOW THERE IS A TESTINGSOMMERVILLE HOSPITAL AND WILLINCLUDE WALKUPS AND TESTRESIDENTS REGARDLESS OFINSURANCE OR IMMIGRATIONSTATUS.A SATELLITE TESTING SITE WILLSOON OPEN IN EAST SOMMERVILLEAS WELL.TRACING OF THOSE EXPOSED TOCOVID-19 PATIENTS AND THAT WILLBE FOLLOWED BY AN EFFORT TOSOCIALLY ISOLA TO PREVENTFURTHER SPREAD.A NEW PROGRAM IS ALSO GOING TOBE LAUNCHED TO MONITOR THEHEALTH RISKS OF VETERANS AT THEMASSACHUSETTS BAY VETERANSCENTER HERE IN SOMMERVILLE.THEY ARE AN OLDER SET AND ALSOESPECIALLY VULNERABLE DURINGTHIS PANDEMI