Health & Fitness
Loudoun County To Hold Simultaneous Coronavirus Testing Events
Loudoun County is hosting two free drive-thru testing events for the coronavirus on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Brambleton and Leesburg.
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Loudoun County is hosting two free drive-thru testing events for the coronavirus on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A PCR test (nasal swab) will be administered, which tests for the coronavirus. Results will be available to the public within a week of getting tested.
The testing will take place simultaneously next Tuesday at Brambleton Community Park-West at 22377 Belmont Ridge Road in Ashburn and at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park at 42405 Claudia Drive in Leesburg. For the Bolen park event, the public should enter from Sycolin Road onto Crosstrail Boulevard.
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People planning to attend either testing event are encouraged to complete a registration form for each person who will be receiving a test prior to arriving at the testing site. The form is posted online in English and in Spanish and may be filled out and printed in advance of the testing event. Forms will also be available at the testing site.
The registration form is required and asks for general demographics and contact information, including name, date of birth, address, phone number and current symptoms, if any. The forms are also available at loudoun.gov/COVID19testing.
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The testing events are open to all. There are no age or residency requirements. No prescriptions or appointments are necessary. A person also does not have to exhibit symptoms of the coronavirus in order to be tested.
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