D.C. Expands Free COVID-19 Testing at Firehouses

WI Web StaffJune 15, 2020

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**FILE** D.C. residents line up for coronavirus testing at Bread for the City in Northwest on May 19. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

The D.C. government said it has expanded its free coronavirus testing at firehouses throughout the city, starting Monday.

Four firehouses will conduct testing each day, Monday-Saturday. Walk-ups are welcome and no appointment is needed.

Over the past two weeks, two firehouses have been open to people wanting tests each evening, Monday-Friday. The government said 2,300 people have been tested at the firehouses so far.

Engines 4, 11, 24 and 11 will conduct tests Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 p.m.-8 p.m., while Engines 8, 10, 30 and 33 will administer examinations Thursdays and Fridays 4 p.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday from noon-4 p.m.