In an effort to provide winter travelers with a convenient position to learn about their COVID-19 status, on November 12, Gov. Doug Ducey asked the Arizona Department of Health Services to take the sites to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport and Tucson International Airport. Airport.
Nearly two weeks later, two of those sites are operational.
ADHS Director Dr. Cara Christ met with airport leaders on November 20. A branch spokesperson said that at the meeting, ADHS had been introduced to assist airports with “information campaigns for incoming travelers about Arizona’s public fitness needs,” as well as “information fabrics on where to get local needs and where to locate more resources. “
The spokesman also said the branch has been filed to check if COVID-19 on the site is loose if requested.
Here are the data from the COVID-19 sites at Arizona airports.
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XpresCheck opened its fourth COVID-19 control across the country at Phoenix Airport on November 23.
The clinic is in the pharmacy
Health insurers cover the test charge (check with yours before you get one). Until the end of 2020, Phoenix, which owns the airport, will take note for city citizens who do not have insurance. provide identity proving that you are a phoenix resident.
A consistent XpresCheck spokesman conson told Arizona Republic last week that the site was not in line with its full capacity and that it scheduled an appointment in advance. The site has six exam rooms and can perform more than 400 tests according to the day. this week about the number of other people who took the test.
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The airport east of Mesa does not yet have a verification site. Ryan Smith, a spokesman for Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport, said staff met with state fitness officials and in the procedure to create one.
He said it would probably be safe for passengers with a single ticket.
“We anticipated that it would possibly take a week or so before it was set up and operational,” Smith said when he was contacted by email.
In partnership with the Pima County Department of Health, Tucson International Airport opened a loose COVID-19 test site on November 20, located on the baggage claim domain near Carousel 5, Paradigm Laboratories conduct testing, which will be obtained from 11 to 18 h from Friday to Monday.
Airport spokesman Craig Reck said the site conducts an average of 250 tests per day.
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport is not included in Ducey’s order to have a control site. Airport director Barney Helmick said the airport doesn’t have a control site lately.
You can attach with Melissa Yeager, a consumer reporter in the Republic of Arizona, by emailing melissa. yeager@azcentral. com. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
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