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Christ Community to Offer Free COVID-19 Testing in Hickory Hill this Afternoon

Christ Community Health Services hará pruebas gratis de COVID-19 en Hickory Hill esta tarde

 

By/Por Vivian Fernández-de-Adamson

 

MEMPHIS, TN (LPL) — Christ Community Health Services, in partnership with the Safety Net Collaborative, the State of Tennessee, and the Health Department, will be offering free COVID-19 testing today (Wednesday, May 6, 2020), from 2 p.m. at 6 p.m., at their Hickory Hill clinic, located at 5366 Mendenhall Mall. It is not necessary to have symptoms or make any appointments.
According to Christ Community Health Services, more tests of COVID-19 are being done in the Hickory Hill area so that people who live there, including the Hispanic community, have access to these tests that are so important.
Although it is not necessary to make an appointment for the test, it is recommended to pre-register by sending a text message to 91999 with the word “test2020”, or call 901-842-3160.
Christ Community Health Services ran 487 free tests for COVID-19 when they held a similar event at their Frayser clinic on April 25.

Citizenship will not be verified during testing to encourage participation from all communities.

 

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MEMPHIS, TN (LPL) — Christ Community Health Services, junto con Safety Net Collaborative, el Estado de Tennessee y el Departamento de Salud, estará ofreciendo pruebas gratis de COVID-19 hoy (miércoles, 6 de mayo del 2020), de 2 p.m. a 6 p.m., en su clínica de Hickory Hill, en el 5366 Mendenhall Mall. No es necesario tener síntomas ni hacer citas previas.

Según Christ Community Health Services, se están haciendo más pruebas de COVID-19 en el área de Hickory Hill para que las personas que viven ahí, incluyendo a la población hispana, tengan acceso a estas pruebas que son tan importantes.

Aunque no es necesario hacer una cita para la prueba, sí se recomienda registrarse antes enviando un mensaje de texto al 91999 con la palabra “test2020”, o llamar al 901-842-3160.

Christ Community Health Services realizó 487 pruebas gratis de COVID-19 cuando hizo un evento similar en su clínica de Frayser el 25 de abril.

Cabe mencionar que no se verificará el estatus migratorio de nadie durante las pruebas para alentar así la participación de todas las comunidades.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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