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COVID-19
test
finder
website
partners
with
Michigan
211
makes it
easier
to be
tested
Michiganders
can go
online/call
to find
closest
sites
meeting
needs
LANSING,
MICH.
The
Michigan
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
(MDHHS)
is
making
it
easier
than
ever for
residents
to find
nearby
COVID-19
testing
sites
and to
register
to be
tested –
whether
they are
internet-savvy
or
prefer
to use
the
telephone.
MDHHS
has
launched
a new
online
test
finder
tool at
Michigan.gov/CoronavirusTest
with
filters
that
allow
users to
find the
closest
testing
sites
that
meet
their
needs.
Using
these
new
filters,
Michiganders
can
easily
locate
test
sites
that are
no cost,
that
test
people
who do
not have
symptoms,
that do
not
require
a
doctor’s
order,
or are
for
uninsured
individuals.
For
select
testing
sites,
users
can
schedule
an
appointment
online.
The
department
also
announced
it is
working
with
Michigan
211 to
help
residents
find
test
sites
and
register
for
testing
over the
telephone.
Anyone
who
calls
the
Michigan
COVID-19
hotline
Monday-Friday
from 8
a.m. to
5 p.m.,
at
888-535-6136,
and
presses
1 will
be
transferred
automatically
to a 211
operator
who can
help the
caller
find
testing
sites
and, for
select
sites,
schedule
an
appointment.
“As
Michigan
works to
expand
testing
sites,
it’s
also
important
to make
it as
easy as
possible
for
people
to
identify
testing
locations
and
simplify
their
testing
experience,”
said Dr.
Joneigh
Khaldun,
MDHHS
chief
medical
executive
and
chief
deputy
director
for
health.
“We
continue
to work
to
eliminate
barriers
to
testing
so we
can
identify
and
contain
COVID-19
as much
as
possible.”
In
recent
weeks
Michigan
has
expanded
its
criteria
for
COVID-19
testing
to
encourage
even
people
who are
not
showing
symptoms
to be
tested –
such as
those
who are
at risk
because
they
work in
a
congregate
facility
or other
high-risk
setting
(such as
a
nursing
home,
jail,
prison,
homeless
shelter,
assisted
living
facility)
or
frequently
interact
with the
public.
Michigan
residents
should
immediately
get
tested
if they
feel
sick, if
someone
close to
them
feels
sick or
if they
work
outside
the
home.
There
are over
300 test
sites in
Michigan,
including
many
sites
offering
testing
at no
cost to
the
patient.
Test
sites
operate
in
primary
care
settings,
federally
qualified
health
centers,
pharmacies,
urgent
care,
hospitals,
and
other
locations.
Many
sites
provide
drive-thru
or walk
up
testing
as well.
Information
around
the
COVID-19
outbreak
is
changing
rapidly.
The
latest
information
is
available
at
www.Michigan.gov/Coronavirus
and
www.CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
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