Free testing at U of M
Free drive-thru coronavirus testing will be conducted from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 through Thursday, May 14 at the University of Memphis.
The testing will held on the Central Avenue parking lot, next to the Holiday Inn. The test consists of a self-administered nasal swab.
Health care workers, and symptomatic and asymptomatic people are eligible for testing, based on a virtual screening. Click here to be screened and then schedule a test.
Test results are expected to be returned in about 48 hours; Kroger Health expects to administer 250 tests per day.
Kroger Health is partnering with U of M and Cherokee Health Systems for the testing.
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