Jones Beach officially opens drive-thru testing site for coronavirus

Drive Thru Site WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND - MARCH 16: Dawn Canova, clinical manager for outpatient wound care at Carroll Hospital takes samples from people to test them for the coronavirus at a drive-thru station in the hospital's parking garage March 16, 2020 in Westminster, Maryland. Not open to the general public for testing, the station was set up to take samples from people who had spoken with their doctors and received explicit direction to get a test for the novel coronavirus called COVID-19. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla)

By Victoria Onorato

March 20, 2020 at 8:44 am EDT

Long Island has taken it's first steps to help contain COVID-19. According to Newsday, a drive-thru testing site has officially opened at Jones Beach.

The site is operating from 7AM – 7PM and that appointments must be made through the call in center. No doctor referral is needed in order to be seen. In addition, a second site is said to be opening in Suffolk County at Stony Brook’s campus.

The health care provider ProHEALTH also plans on opening two new drive-thru sites on Wednesday at their Jericho and Little Neck, Queens locations. In order to be eligible for the ProHEALTH test, you must already be a primary care patient under the provider.

If you or someone you know thinks you are feeling symptoms, call 888-364-3065 to make an appointment.

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