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COVID-19: Tests shouldn’t be so testing

| July 5, 2020 1:00 AM

Line ups at Panhandle Health for COVID-19 tests are obviously becoming untenable. In particular IF you do have the virus the patient and/ or their driver are trapped in an automobile for 2-6 hours. This is not acceptable and a situation rife with complications, restrooms and gas tank levels not withstanding.

Adding the appointment format like the DMV, adding more stations and moving the location to one of our empty malls (Shopko?) with cones and crowd control as well as more testers, and Port-a-Potties, would be a smart move. Other cities and states have done it — time to accept the fact we are in this moment and get to more efficient actionable solutions.

LYNN FLEMING

Coeur d’Alene