Riverside County’s mobile testing team and the Desert Healthcare Foundation are partnering to provide community COVID testing and education at churches in Cathedral City and Blythe this weekend.
Coronavirus testing will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 26 at the St. Louis Catholic Church in Cathedral City, 68-633 C St. Testing is open to anyone. Appointments are encouraged and can be made through the following links:
Cathedral City (Dec. 26), http://bit.ly/StLouisTesting
All residents are encouraged to get tested, which helps public health officials identify cases and ultimately slow the spread of the virus by more effectively isolating those who are COVID‑positive so they can recover without passing the virus to others. Testing is for everyone, regardless of immigration status, insurance, or whether one has symptoms or not. There is no charge to the individual.
Testing should not be done in order to gather for the holidays. A negative test result is only from the point of time one got tested and the virus could be incubating. One can still catch COVID-19 from people who are COVID-positive and may not know it. As the hospitals are under immense strain, it is important everyone keep their guard up and follow the public health requirements.
