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Colorado Springs Drive-Thru Testing Expands To Older Adults

Colorado Springs, COLO (CBS4) - People 65 and older who are showing serious symptoms of COVID-19 can now get tested in El Paso County. They can go to the testing site on South Union Boulevard. It opened near Memorial Park last week.

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At first it was only for health care workers and first responders. Thanks to money from FEMA, the drive-up site was able to expand to those residents most at risk from coronavirus.

It's open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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The message from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment remains as follows for anyone in the public experiencing symptoms.

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Health care workers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment check in with people waiting to be tested for COVID-19 at the state's first drive-up testing center on March 12, 2020 in Denver. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

"If you have only mild symptoms, self-isolate and don't wait for a test," Scott Bookman, CDPHE COVID-19 Incident Commander, said.

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