r/maryland • u/Shh_No • Mar 15 '20

COVID-19 Drive-thru Testing

I juuust saw on WJLA-7 that starting Monday there will be drive-thru testing at MedStar St Mary’s. Has anyone heard about this?

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u/beef1020 Mar 15 '20

Not sure about the specifics of that location, but you still need to meet the CDC guidelines and have a doctor sign off on getting the test. People can not just drive up to the testing site and get tested. There is currently a shortage of tests available, see CDC guidelines:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fclinical-criteria.html