Health & Fitness
COVID-19 Testing Site Opens At National Sports Center in Blaine
Blaine's new "pop-up" site is part of the Trump administration's effort to increase testing in areas seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
BLAINE, MN — The Minnesota Department of Health and federal health officials opened a new COVID-19 testing site at the National Sports Center in Blaine. The site will be open Dec.7 - 12.
The site will be set up as a drive-thru, and while appointments are "strongly encouraged," they are not required. Testing is open to anyone.
The testing site in Blaine is a part of the Trump administration's effort to increase testing in areas seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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"The Trump Administration is standing up surge testing sites to support areas hard hit by COVID-19," HHS Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett Giroir said in a news release.
"Surge testing is one of many tools the federal government can deploy to assist local leadership to reduce community spread of the virus. The intent of surge testing efforts is to help state, local and federal public health experts identify new cases, including those that may be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic."
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Participants will self-administer a nasal swab test. Register for a test here.
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