Coronavirus: University of Washington Medicine creates drive-through testing for employees

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The University of Washington School of Medicine is working to stop the spread of coronavirus by allowing its workers to get tested without leaving their cars.

The parking garage turned drive-through clinic is on the campus of Northwest Hospital in North Seattle, KIRO-TV reported.

The setup allows a person to drive up and get tested within five minutes, the television station reported. The results could take as much as a day to come back.

UW Medicine officials said the testing is only for their employees who have been potentially exposed to COVID-19 and have symptoms.

Officials at UW Medicine said it expects the facility to get busier as time goes on and they want to expand the program to include first-aid responders as well.

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