Temp. Closed Due to Air Quality: Berkeley’s DIY Pop-Up COVID-19 Test Sites
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Berkeley Adult School | 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
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Berkeley’s DIY Pop-Up COVID-19 Test Sites are Back (Aug 18-23)
Please note, the testing kiosk is currently closed due to the poor air quality due to the wildfires. They pilot program will reopen when conditions improve.
“Testing at the Curative kiosk will be suspended starting Thursday, August 20 due to poor air quality.”
Testing at the @Curative kiosk is suspended due to air quality issues. We plan to extend the pilot once conditions improve to make up for the missed days.
Subscribe to our community news mailing list to be notified when appointments are available again: https://t.co/AkzPRwEP85 https://t.co/DKOlGHpRqJ
— City of #SaferAtHome Berkeley 🏡 😷 (@CityofBerkeley) August 20, 2020
A self-administered COVID-19 Test Kiosk from Curative will be at Berkeley Adult School parking lot at 1701 San Pablo, Berkeley for a full week. Testing is available Tuesday, Aug. 18 through Sunday, Aug. 23, from 9 am to 12 pm and from 1 pm to 5:30 pm. Read the full press release from the City of Berkeley.
Make an appointment online. Test results are expected within 24-48 hours.
This is a walk-up kiosk, where people can swab their own mouth and place it in a receptacle, all while under supervision. Over the eight previous days, the kiosk has led to testing of about 300 people a day.
Kiosk Pilot Expands Access To Testing
Curative, Inc is a California-based company supplying the self-administered oral fluid COVID-19 test. The Curative test is widely used for drive-up and walk-up testing across the country, processing approximately 70,000 COVID-19 samples per day.
This pilot, which offers the same test in a walk-up kiosk, is part of the City’s efforts to expand access to testing for everyone in our community
Self-swab #COVID19 testing is back – we’ve extended the @Curative kiosk pilot through Sunday.
Want a test? Sign up now – there’s tons of spots open today ➡️ https://t.co/sFoY53MiuXhttps://t.co/qAUNXEECHR pic.twitter.com/VxgaYn7J0b
— City of #SaferAtHome Berkeley 🏡 😷 (@CityofBerkeley) August 18, 2020
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