UNLV Medicine offers coronavirus tests

NEWS: This drive thru test site requires an appointment to get a test.

LEARNED - A TOTAL OF 4 PEOPLEIN SOUTHERN NEVADA HAVE NOWDIED.EVERYONE WHO HAS DIED HAS BEENOVER THE AGE OF 60 WITHUNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 212COVID-19 CASES IN CLARK COUNTY.ACCORDING THE THE SOUTHERNNEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT ABOUT 20PERCENT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVETESTED POSTIVE AREHOSPITALIZED, ACCORDING TO CSEEAT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY -THERE MORE THAN 380,000CONFIRMED CASES GLOBALLY - ANDMORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE HAVERECOVERED.TODAY - A NEW DRIVE THRUCORONAVIRUS TESTING LOCATION ISOPENING UP IN THE VALLEY - -BUT YOU'LL NEED AN APPOINTMENTFOR THIS ONE.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT U-N-L-VSCHOOL OF MEDICINE - WITH HOWYOU CAN GET ACCESS TO ONE OFTHOSE TESTS.SEAN?KALYNA - THIS IS THE HEART OFTHE LAS VEGAS MEDICAL DISTRICT- RIGHT ALONG SHADOW LANE - ANDSTARTING IN JUST A FEW HOURSTHE LOCATION OF A NEWCOVID-19 CORONAVIRUS TESTINGSITE.UNLV MEDICAL SCHOOL WILL BEGINPERFORMING NASAL SWABS ONPOTENTIAL CARRIERS OF THECORONAVIRUS - - WITHOUT THEPATIENT EVER LEAVING THEIR CAR.THIS NEW LOCATION COMING ABOUTA WEEK AFTER ANOTHER DRIVE THRUCLINIC IN THE VALLEY OPENED.BUT DON'T JUST DRIVE DOWN TOTHE MEDICAL DISTRICT.UNLV SAYS YOU HAVE TO CALL THEM- AND MEET THE C-D-C GUIDELINESFOR TESTING.THAT MEANS YOU ARE SHOWINGSYMPTOMS - OR YOU'VE BEEN INDIRECT CONTACT WITH A CONFIRMEDCASE OF COVID-19.THEY WILL ASK YOU QUESTIONS ONTHE PHONE - SCHEDULE YOU ANRESULTS SHOULD TAKE FIVE TODISTRICT.THEY EXPECT TO DO THIS FORABOUT TWO WEEKS - - OR UNTILTHEY RUN OUT OF TESTS.IT'S ALL FREE TO THE PATIENT -- AND WE HAVE THAT NUMBER TOCALL OVER ON YOURSCREEN RIGHT NOW.AGAIN - - DO NOT JUST COMEDOWN HERE.YOU HAVE TO MAKE ANAPPOINTMENT.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.WRAP//ADLIBRIGHT NOW--- DIGNITY HEALTHIS OFFERING FREE VIRTUAL CAREVISITS.THIS IS FOR PEOPLE W