{"id":23788,"date":"2020-04-17T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=23788"},"modified":"2020-04-17T11:37:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:37:16","slug":"same-day-covid-19-tests-now-available-for-all-la-county-residents-showing-covid-19-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=23788","title":{"rendered":"SAME-DAY COVID-19 TESTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL LA COUNTY RESIDENTS SHOWING COVID-19 SYMPTOMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><strong>Los Angeles, CA (Friday, April 17, 2020)&#8211;<\/strong>Free, same-day tests are now available for all LA County residents who have symptoms of COVID-19.\u00a0 Symptoms include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The following factors do not affect eligibility for a COVID-19 test:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Immigration status<\/li>\n<li>Insurance status<\/li>\n<li>Age<\/li>\n<li>Underlying health issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">Health equity is central to Los Angeles County\u2019s mission to build a network of free COVID-19 testing sites. There are currently 29 operational sites throughout the County. There are both drive-up and walk-up sites. To ensure the sites prioritize people who need it most, only people who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 are eligible for these testing services at this time.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Appointments are necessary. Here are the steps for getting a test appointment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xhY292aWRwcm9kLnNlcnZpY2Utbm93LmNvbS9ycnM_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09In0.ZqQJZQ15BcpRlGD8tbf_6cFhb2IQ8vUE7o6EDpchWpI\/br\/77555687875-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xhY292aWRwcm9kLnNlcnZpY2Utbm93LmNvbS9ycnM_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09In0.ZqQJZQ15BcpRlGD8tbf_6cFhb2IQ8vUE7o6EDpchWpI\/br\/77555687875-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587233097629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGj7P6J5twqK8zFMLouXow_EU6fhg\">lacovidprod.service-now.com\/<wbr \/>rrs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Answer a series of questions. The answers determine if you are eligible for an appointment.<\/li>\n<li>If you are eligible, you will receive an appointment confirmation number by email.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the confirmation number and photo ID to your appointment.<\/li>\n<li>People with no access to the Internet can dial 2-1-1 for help making an appointment.<\/li>\n<li>People without a car can be tested as long as they have an appointment. The sites can accommodate pedestrians.<\/li>\n<li>There are NO walk-up appointments available for people who do not register.<\/li>\n<li>For a full list of locations and answers to questions about testing, go to<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkMTkubGFjb3VudHkuZ292L3Rlc3RpbmcvP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.fTobCpu1Db3ljBr0CLwpmndQ59UaPa1Tg_PSEtM6Tns\/br\/77555687875-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkMTkubGFjb3VudHkuZ292L3Rlc3RpbmcvP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.fTobCpu1Db3ljBr0CLwpmndQ59UaPa1Tg_PSEtM6Tns\/br\/77555687875-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587233097629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNED_Op9wVaDEPtzhp4zqnwn_Pa4NA\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkMTkubGFjb3VudHkuZ292L3Rlc3Rpbmc_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09In0.Rebrq6kGGB-9T_kh1ONaXhkj1j8FEytSsFNbjZRbFwk\/br\/77555687875-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkMTkubGFjb3VudHkuZ292L3Rlc3Rpbmc_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09In0.Rebrq6kGGB-9T_kh1ONaXhkj1j8FEytSsFNbjZRbFwk\/br\/77555687875-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587233097629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHQ1kbhOYO_IsCOfJNFrwN9fXIGYw\">covid19.lacounty.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">There is a helpful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS93YXRjaD91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0mdj1MaWtMdE44d3VYSSJ9.jky5YKkrS7UilZgF45op93A5C7w-EbumbE1BRwxJqxA\/br\/77555687875-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS93YXRjaD91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0mdj1MaWtMdE44d3VYSSJ9.jky5YKkrS7UilZgF45op93A5C7w-EbumbE1BRwxJqxA\/br\/77555687875-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587233097629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFiEwX30kSlrsJ2pi3YKHETDZ5LHQ\">instructional video<\/a>\u00a0to prepare you to take the test. Test results may take up to 3-4 days. Positive test results will be notified with a phone call. Negative test results will be notified by email.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkMTkubGFjb3VudHkuZ292L3Rlc3RpbmcvP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.kbXh2Oe8OGGenafu7gDnDYLCx54nbgRii_hnssMAJpo\/br\/77555687875-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkMTkubGFjb3VudHkuZ292L3Rlc3RpbmcvP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.kbXh2Oe8OGGenafu7gDnDYLCx54nbgRii_hnssMAJpo\/br\/77555687875-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587233097629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG7OQwtfLEkrYXX1tSIkKp3gJDHdg\">https:\/\/covid19.lacounty.gov\/<wbr \/>testing<\/a>. To schedule a test, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xhY292aWRwcm9kLnNlcnZpY2Utbm93LmNvbS9ycnM_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09In0.pJD-JRLjSO6Sq0yfjrV1U38Q_UgHwj0_R3ss9V-XOck\/br\/77555687875-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTcuMjAzMTE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xhY292aWRwcm9kLnNlcnZpY2Utbm93LmNvbS9ycnM_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09In0.pJD-JRLjSO6Sq0yfjrV1U38Q_UgHwj0_R3ss9V-XOck\/br\/77555687875-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587233097629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWWsHoykuu4PLEM9QSRR_MwNQaXw\">https:\/\/lacovidprod.service-<wbr \/>now.com\/rrs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles, CA (Friday, April 17,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23789,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23788\/revisions\/23789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}