As the state begins to loosen restrictions in place to stem the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Brian Kemp is announcing a new mobile testing initiative for Georgia communities without easy access to test sites.
On Sunday, Kemp announced the launch of a mobile COVID-19 testing initiative to set up drive-thru sites in more far-flung communities, calling the effort “a game-changing step” for the state. Starting Monday, the mobile unit – a collaboration of state and local resources, as well as Walmart and ETrueNorth, a contractor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – will rotate among Augusta, Milledgeville and Tifton.
“Increased testing is critical as we continue the measured process of safely reopening parts of our state, and I am grateful to our many partners with Walmart, eTrueNorth, and in these communities which provided support to get this operation online,” Kemp said in a release.
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