COVID-19: Los Angeles County Rehabilitated Public Facilities for Free Walk-In Testing

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Given the increase in infections by COVID – 19, Los Angeles County rehabilitated public centers for testing without making an appointment .

In recent days, there have been more positive cases of coronavirus, and even this Wednesday the county Department of Public Health reported 6, 509 new infections , which doubled the number reported 24 hours earlier.

The accelerated increase in infections is possibly due to the new variant Ómicron , which health authorities expect will become predominant in the coming weeks.

Due to the increase in cases, Los Angeles residents have become more concerned with finding places where they can find coronavirus tests before b looking for gifts a few hours before Christmas.

There is a COVID testing center – 19 near you

Among COVID testing locations – 19 are the Echo Park, Cypress Park Branch Library, the Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles, Lincoln Park and York Boulevard Park .

You can search for the closest place where there is nearest coronavirus testing on this link.

The county Department of Public Health is not so optimistic about the capacity of hospitals in in the event of a high number of residents ill with COVID – 19 who need care

Among the factors is the high number of people still have not been vaccinated in the county and that they could get with the new variant during the Christmas and New Years holidays.

The director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health , Barbara Ferrer, said that an urgent goal is to vaccinate against the clock to as many people as possible to avoid a collapse in the hospital service.

Ferrer recommended getting a coronavirus test the day before the date of the meeting or party to avoid false negatives.

County health authorities indicated that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have already provided evidence of effectiveness against the variant Ómicron , described as the most contagious among the known strains of the SARS CoV-2 virus so far.

Experts said that while vaccines will not prevent infection, can minimize the severity of the disease and prevent the need for hospital care or even death .

Residents of California have the benefit of being able to be vaccinated for free without the need for medical insurance and regardless of your immigration status.

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