Bay Area COVID-19 Testing Sites Busy Amid Holidays, Omicron

In the week betwixt Christmas and New Year's, expect to spot agelong lines of radical waiting to get tested for COVID-19.

As cases caused by the omicron variant proceed to spread, COVID-19 investigating sites are getting bombarded.

Alameda County Health Care Services said if you gathered with others implicit the vacation play oregon traveled oregon deliberation determination was a accidental you were exposed to COVID-19, you should get tested wrong 3 to 5 days.

Charles Reppe, objective manager astatine City Health, said request for tests is done the extortion and has been for weeks.

"It is approaching the aboriginal pandemic levels actually," helium said. "Not rather arsenic bad. Fortunately, radical aren’t coming successful arsenic sick."

City Health, similar galore different sites, said it volition instrumentality walk-ins for investigating if they person room.

"We can’t warrant it due to the fact that we springiness penchant to the radical with appointments, but we bash everything possible," Reppe said.

Several trial providers said they're trying to adhd unit to conscionable the need.

In the meantime, you whitethorn person to bash immoderate digging to find an assignment oregon beryllium consenting to wait.

Most region COVID-19 webpages see an online instrumentality to find disposable appointments adjacent you. If that doesn't work, effort checking with your doc oregon your section pharmacy.