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Free coronavirus testing site opens in Carson

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Drive-through COVID-19 testing in Boyle Heights. Experts say widespread testing is crucial for states to be able to safely reopen their economies.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Testing in Boyle Heights.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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A testing sample is sealed.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Putting on personal protective equipment before testing.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Testing in Boyle Heights.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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A patient is screened before testing.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Information is collected from a patient.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Boyle Heights COVID-19 testing.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Juan Infante, a certified medical assistant, takes the temperature of a patient before she gets tested.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
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Carson City Mayor Albert Robles does self-testing at a new drive-up testing site for COVID-19 outside of a community center in Carson. Free COVID-19 testing is available to all city residents.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Carson residents Kaeli Burks, 3, left, and her cousin Bailey Watson, 5, look out the window of their car after their mothers helped them with self-testing at a drive-up testing site for COVID-19 in Carson.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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A Carson resident passes a sealed self-test to a health official at a drive-up testing site.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Carson resident Melvin Smith, 64, does self-testing.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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A person drops a specimen at a COVID-19 mobile testing site in Bell.  (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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A person swabs their mouth at a COVID-19 mobile testing site in Bell.  (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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A man talks with a healthcare worker outside Kedren Community Health Center in South LA, where they are offering walk-up coronavirus testing along with other medical services.  (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
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A specimen is turned in at the new mobile testing site for people with symptoms of the coronavirus at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles.  (Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
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A portrait and quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. overlooks a new mobile testing site for people with symptoms of the coronavirus at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles.  (Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
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Julie Montez, right, sits in her car as a nurse administers a coronavirus test at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.  (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
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Nurses pose for a fun photo between breaks at a drive-through public testing for coronavirus at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.  (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
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Healthcare workers tend to a driver in line at a drive-through Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site at the Westminster Mall in Westminster.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
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Healthcare workers tend to a driver in line at a drive-through Coronavirus testing site at the Westminster Mall in Westminster.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
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Gessie Lurlay is working as a coronavirus screener at the Camarena Health Center in Madera.   (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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Francis Gon-Gibbs, of LA County Fire Department Lifeguard Division, stands at the entrance of a new mobile testing site for people with symptoms of the coronavirus at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles.  (Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
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A man drops off his self-administered COVID-19 test in a blue bin at a drive-up test site at the Veterans Administration Parking Lot 15 outside of Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina/Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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Workers direct drivers at a drive-up test site for COVID-19 at the Veterans Administration Parking Lot 15 outside of Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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A man misses the blue bin while dropping off his self-administered COVID-19 test at a drive-up test site at the Veterans Administration Parking Lot 15 outside of Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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Workers help conduct drive-thru coronavirus testing at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles.  (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
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A sign directs people to drive-thru coronavirus testing at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles.  (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
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Cassidy Roosen, with Beach Cities Health District, holds up a sign that says, “We’re All In This Together,” while waiting to direct cars at a drive-through, appointment-only coronavirus testing location, at the South Bay Galleria, in Redondo Beach.  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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A woman shows her notice from her doctor that allows her to obtain a test for COVID-19 at a new drive-up testing site in a parking lot at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach.  (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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Coronavirus CO drive-thru sample collection takes place at the county fairgrounds in Victorville.  (Irfan Khan/Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
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San Bernardino County health care worker takes a sample at a coronavirus drive-thru sample collection that took place at the county fairgrounds in Victorville.   (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
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Motorists, line up on Stadium Way, near Dodger Stadium, waiting to enter a parking lot and be tested for the coronavirus.   (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)
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Members of the Los Angeles Fire Dept. wear protective gear while handing out kits to people to swab the inside of their mouths to test for the coronavirus, inside a parking lot on Stadium Way, near Dodger Stadium.  (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)
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Riverside County medical personnel screen a car of load of four people at a coronavirus drive-though testing facility for Coachella Valley residents in the parking lot of the Southwest in Indian Wells.  (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
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Aerial views cars lined up for drive-through coronavirus testing inside a parking lot on Stadium Way near Dodger Stadium.  (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
By Luke MoneyStaff Writer 
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Another coronavirus testing center opened Monday in Los Angeles County, as the city of Carson began free screenings for all of its residents.

The new drive-through site will offer free testing for all city employees, residents “and anyone else who schedules an appointment,” a city memo states.

Testing isn’t limited to those with symptoms of coronavirus infection — such as fever, cough or difficulty breathing. Residents who may have been exposed to COVID-19 are also eligible, the city says.

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“It’s available to anyone in Southern California, whether you’re sick or asymptomatic, whether you’re insured or uninsured and whether you’re rich or poor. Everybody can apply,” Mayor Albert Robles told KTLA-TV Channel 5. “But because the focus is on Carson ... our priority is for Carson residents.”

LOS ANGELES-CA-APRIL 8, 2020: A specimen is turned in at the new mobile testing site for people with symptoms of the coronavirus at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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The Carson location, at the Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Community Center, is being offered in partnership between the city and U.S. Health Fairs, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit.

Testing is by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, or to register, visit ushealthfairs.org/carson-testing or call (310) 952-1719.

As of Sunday, there had been 211 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Carson and 19,528 countywide, according to pubic health officials.

The new Carson site is one of dozens that have popped up throughout Los Angeles County as officials seek to dramatically ramp up their capacity to test for coronavirus infection — something Gov. Gavin Newsom has said is critical in determining when it’s safe to relax the state’s stay-at-home order.

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The county and city of Los Angeles have joined forces to offer free COVID-19 testing at a number of sites for residents who are showing symptoms.

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For more information, or to make an appointment, visit covid19.lacounty.gov/testing. Testing is available at the following locations:

  • Antelope Valley Mall (1233 Rancho Vista Blvd. in Palmdale)
  • Pomona Fairplex (Gate 17, at West McKinley Avenue and Fairplex Drive)
  • South Bay Galleria (1815 Hawthorne Blvd. in Redondo Beach)
  • Carbon Health — Echo Park (Walk-up only. 2110 Sunset Blvd., Suite M.)
  • Crenshaw Christian Center (7901 S. Vermont Ave.)
  • Glendale Memorial Hospital (222 W. Eulalia St. in Glendale)
  • Hansen Dam Recreational Center (11798 Foothill Blvd. in Lake View Terrace. Entrance on Osborne Street)
  • High Desert Medical Group (43839 15th St. West in Lancaster)
  • Hotchkin Memorial Training Center (1700 Stadium Way)
  • VA Parking Lot 15 (100 Constitution Ave. in Los Angeles)
  • Northridge Hospital Medical Center (18460 Roscoe Blvd.)
  • Lincoln Park (3501 Valley Blvd.)
  • AltaMed Medical and Dental Group — Commerce, Goodrich (972 Goodrich Blvd. in Commerce)
  • AltaMed Medical Group — Pico Rivera, Passons (6336 Passons Blvd. in Pico Rivera)
  • AltaMed Medical and Dental Group — South Gate (8627 Atlantic Ave.)
  • Long Beach City College (1305 E. Pacific Coast Hwy.)
  • AltaMed Medical and Dental Group — West Covina (1300 S. Sunset Ave.)
  • Charles R. Drew Campus (1731 E 120th St. in Los Angeles)
  • Santa Clarita testing site (26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.)
  • Pasadena testing site (1001 Rose Bowl Drive)
  • East L.A. College (1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez in Monterey Park)
  • Avors Medical Group (42135 10th St. West, Suite 101 in Lancaster)
  • Warner Center (6097 Canoga Ave. in Woodland Hills)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (8730 Alden Drive)
  • Kedren Community Health Center (Walk-up only. 4211 Avalon Blvd.)
  • Altamed Medical Group (2040 Camfield Ave.)
  • Bellflower Civic Center (16600 Civic Center Drive)
  • The Forum (3900 W. Manchester Blvd in Inglewood)
  • El Monte — San Gabriel Valley Airport (4233 Santa Anita Ave.)
  • AltaMed evaluation and testing site — Pennsylvania (1724 Pennsylvania Ave.)
  • Beverly Hospital (309 W. Beverly Blvd. in Montebello)
  • Good Samaritan Hospital (1225 Wilshire Blvd.)
  • PIH Health City of Bell (6480-6410 Atlantic Ave.)
  • Harbor UCLA Hospital (21840 Normandie Ave. in Torrance)
  • PIH Health Hospital — Whittier (12401 Washington Blvd.)

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Luke Money

Luke Money is an assistant editor on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. He joined the newsroom as a reporter in 2020, specializing in breaking news and coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. He previously was a reporter and assistant city editor for the Daily Pilot and before that covered education, politics and government for the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona.

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