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VOL. 8, NO. 15
IT’S ALL ABOUT TESTING Pasadena’s first drivethru testing site begins Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest questions remains to be seen. How do we, as average citizens, get tested? Much like the real estate slogan, “Location, location, location,” COVID-19 testing appears to follow that mantra. To find tests, it’s often a question of where you live. If you listen to the White House, testing is available to everyone no matter where you live. However, as patients across the country have discovered, it is easier said than done. The City of Pasadena Wednesday offered the first drive-thru testing at the Rose Bowl. The limited testing was available for only 100 qualified individuals who met the medical criteria. The results of the local testing will take approximately five days. Wednesday’s testing is just the beginning according to the interim fire chief. Pasadena plans on doing the testing at the Rose Bowl for the next 30 days except on weekends. For more information and FAQs, go to covid19. lacounty.gov/testing. Though lack of testing and results SEE TEST PAGE 6
The inaugural drive-thru COVID-19 testing started Wednesday morning at the Rose Bowl. Eighty-nine people signed up for Wednesday’s test in conjunction with Huntington Hospital. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
How Are You Handling the Quarantine? Beacon Wants to Know “Making the most of it? From the United States to Ireland, Argentina, and South Africa, National Geographic readers report they are keeping busy in a host of creative ways, from bottle-feeding calves to saving tortoises to setting up times for extended family games or dinners (via Facetime or Zoom). Others say
they are cherishing small things: the way that light falls on oranges, the gift of a can of beans, the image of a birthday cake baked by grandchildren far away,” says National Geographic in a recent online offering. But we at Beacon Media want to know how you’re doing locally. Let us know how you are
coping and what you do to prevent “cabin fever.” Do you have any ideas on how we can help our neighbors as we deal with all the mandates to stay at home? How are you staying healthy? Where do you manage to find toilet paper? One thing we’ve discovered, there’s a lot of humor and creativity out there. Let us help
your projects shine on Beacon Media’s news platforms. With the grim death toll rising amid this crisis, it is also good to remember people do recover and get well again. SEE BEACON WANTS TO KNOW PAGE 5