Lt. Gov. Bysiewicz tours most current COVID-19 tests web page

Connecticut’s lieutenant governor visited Milford’s newest COVID-19 screening web page at the Connecticut Post Mall Monday.

It is really just one of 18 screening web pages throughout the state operate by Neighborhood Wellbeing Middle.

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz toured the web site right now when stressing the importance of acquiring examined adhering to the vacations and the new year.

The internet site is open Monday via Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You can find both of those travel-through and walk-up selections.

It’s free for all ages and those searching to get tested for the virus don’t require to have indicators to get analyzed.

Officials say all those fascinated in obtaining analyzed are encouraged to sign-up on-line forward of time to speed up the approach.

The Nationwide Guard is also on hand to make absolutely sure issues operate easily.

Milford’s well being director suggests the tests site was additional in the metropolis adhering to a spike in instances from Thanksgiving and a next spike predicted from Christmas.

The wellbeing director provides although the vaccine has rolled out in the point out, there will even now be a need for testing in the coming months, and that mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing will have to however be adopted.

“It is really essential to get examined so that you can retain any person you could have come in make contact with with conscious and safe and sound and to prevent them from probably spreading the virus,” Bysiewicz states.