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Five mobile COVID-19 testing units deployed in Queens
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@QNS.COM
@QNS
In an eff ort to fi ght against the rising
COVID-19 cases, the NYC Test &
Trace Corps is deploying new mobile
testing units to conduct screenings
throughout the city.
Designed by the NYC Department of
Design and Construction, the mobile
units will allow for patients to utilize
a large service window to safely share
their information and provide a safe
environment for our mobile teams
to continue serving New Yorkers
through the cold, winter months.
“Testing is our line of sight in the
fi ght against the coronavirus. These
new weatherized mobile testing vans
will allow us to reach even more New
Yorkers during the winter. Every New
Yorker we test for the coronavirus
strengthens our ability to win the
fi ght through detecting cases early
and mitigating the spread of the virus,”
said Test & Trace Corps Executive
Director Dr. Ted Long.
As a part of the initiative, more
than 10 of these next-generation mobile
units will bring testing to communities
identifi ed as COVID cluster
areas.
The fi rst vehicle in the new fl eet
will be deployed to the Bangladeshi
American Community Development
& Youth Service (BACDYS) in Ozone
Park.
“These new mobile units will allow
for rapid deployment of resources as
new COVID hot spots arise,” said NYC
Department of Design and Construction
Commissioner Lorraine Grillo.
“Since March, under emergency construction
rules, DDC has also built
stationary testing sites, fi eld hospitals
and community health clinics and
has upgraded several Department
of Health laboratories to handle the
greater testing load. We’re ready to
take on whatever construction needs
may arise to help the city get through
the pandemic.”
Each mobile testing unit will off er
walk-in tests from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
The fully equipped, mobile testing
units will include a registrar, a nurse
practitioner and a registered nurse to
administer the test.
The mobile testing units will be at
the following Queens locations:
• BANGLADESHI
AMERICAN COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND
YOUTH SERVICE CORP
(BACDYS), 83-10
ROCKAWAY BLVD.,
JAMAICA
• FOREST PARK TENNIS
COURTS, PARK LANE
SOUTH AND 87TH STREET,
WOODHAVEN
• HOOVER MANTON
PLAYGROUND,
8353 MANTON ST.,
BRIARWOOD
• TRAVERS PARK, 76-9
34TH AVE., JACKSON
HEIGHTS
• VITE LOCASIO FIELD,
CONDUIT AVE., OZONE PARK
“We’re appreciative of the partnership
with the Test & Trace Corp to bring
testing directly to our neighborhood. I
encourage everyone in our community
to come out and get tested!” said Bangladeshi
American Community Development
& Youth Service Chief Operating
Offi cer Jean Regnier.
Photo courtesy of NYC Test & Trace Corps
NYC, masks and social
distancing are working!
WHAT’S NEXT
IN THE COVID-19 FIGHT?
NOW, WE ALL NEED TO GET TESTED OFTEN,
even with no symptoms, to keep reducing the spread.
TO FIND EASY AND SAFE TESTING AT NO COST TO YOU,
VISIT NYC.GOV/COVIDTEST OR
CALL 212-COVID19
/COVIDTEST
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