Jerome Adams, the U.S. Surgeon General, toured the federal COVID-19 testing site at the Miami-Dade Auditorium on its first day of operations Thursday and is speaking at Sergio’s in Doral.
Five federally funded test sites are opening in South Florida to handle the increased demand for testing during the coronavirus outbreak. The Miami-Dade Auditorium site is in its first day of operations and the other four open Friday.
The auditorium site tested 70 people in the first 30 minutes, Adams said.
“It’s as easy as can be, as quick as can be,” he added. “These sites are here for you.”
The drive-thru testing site locations are:
They will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. All five sites offer appointments with online registration. To make an appointment, go to DoINeedACovid19Test.com. Appointments and online registration are recommended.
The White House on Thursday also announced that Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Miami on Monday to participate in a roundtable with University of Miami leadership and researchers about the progress of a coronavirus vaccine.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nunez were also on hand for Thursday’s event with Adams.
I joined U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams & @LtGovNunez for a tour of the new #COVID19 pop-up testing site at the Dade County Auditorium. Testing sites such as this one help us better target hotspots in Miami-Dade County & #StopTheSpread. @HHSGov Info: https://t.co/incGRcgiKx pic.twitter.com/YXlQXuj92q
Jerome Adams, the U.S. Surgeon General, toured the federal COVID-19 testing site at the Miami-Dade Auditorium on its first day of operations Thursday and is speaking at Sergio’s in Doral.