Worcester Gets New Coronavirus Testing Site
WORCESTER, MA — Worcester will get its second CVS-run coronavirus testing site on Friday when a self-swab center opens at the pharmacy chain's Lincoln Street store.
The new Worcester testing site is one of five opening Friday across Massachusetts. CVS wants to open 1,000 sites across the U.S. with a goal of processing 1.5 million tests per month, according to the Rhode Island-based company.
CVS is offering "self-swab" coronavirus tests, where patients will be given a test in the drive-thru lane that they will administer in their car.
"Patients will be required to stay in their cars and will be directed to the pharmacy drive-thru, where they will be provided with a test kit and given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self-swab process to ensure it is done properly," the company said in a news release. "Tests will be sent to an independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be available in approximately three days."
On May 15, CVS opened a coronavirus testing site at the Boylston Street store. There are 21 other sites open across Massachusetts. The other testing sites opening on Friday include:
370 Pulaski Boulevard, Bellingham
114 Central Street, Ipswich
107 West Street, Pittsfield
2 Lafayette Road, Salisbury
This article originally appeared on the Worcester Patch
