City of Canton issued the following announcement on Nov. 17.
The Farmington City Building, 322 East Fort Street in Farmington, will be the site of drive-thru testing tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
Participants will enter the lot off South Freemont Street and into the main city parking lot. Those being tested will be asked to remain in their cars unless directed otherwise by staff from the Illinois Department of Health. There is no testing inside of the City Building.
The second drive-thru testing site will be located in Canton at the High School, 1001 N Main in Canton on Thursday, November 19th from 9 AM to 5 PM. Participants are asked to enter the High School off of North Main and drive into the main lot on the south side of the school. Those being tested will be asked to remain in their cars unless directed otherwise by staff from the Illinois Department of Health. There is no testing inside of the High School buildings.
The goal of this 2-day event is to help make testing available to anyone no matter if they are showing symptoms or income. The testing is open to anyone and is at no cost. Those with health insurance cards are asked to bring them, but there is no cost or co-pay. For anyone under the age of 18, they must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The testing site is being operated by the Illinois Department of Health. The testing procedure is a simple nose swab and results will be available in 4 to 7 days from the Illinois Department of Health. Testing is open to anyone, not just Fulton County Residents.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Canton
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