SAGINAW, MI — Great Lakes Bay Health Centers, which offers COVID-19 tests to anyone who wants one, no doctor’s note, insurance, or symptoms required, is making some changes to its Saginaw testing site location and hours.
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers’s drive-thru testing site is being temporarily relocated to the organization’s Cumberland location, 1417 Cumberland in Saginaw, across from the U.S. Post Office, effective Thursday, Oct. 22, so improvements can be made to the current downtown Saginaw testing site, according to a news release. The new, temporary testing site will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Those seeking a test should bring their ID and insurance card, if they have one. You do not need insurance, symptoms or a doctor’s note to be tested. The test is conducted using a shorter nasal swab in both nostrils and results are available in about two to three days, the release states.
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers is also hosting a pop-up COVID testing event from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 24, at its Davenport health center, 3023 Davenport in Saginaw. This event is open to the public and will include drive-thru COVID-19 testing, walk-up COVID-19 testing under a tent, HIV testing, and information on substance use disorder treatment options and behavioral health services.
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers continues to offer COVID-19 testing from 8 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday at its Bay City site, 3884 Monitor Road, and 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Bad Axe at 876 N. Van Dyke with no changes at those sites.
COVID-19 PREVENTION TIPS
In addition to washing hands regularly and not touching your face, officials recommend practicing social distancing, assuming anyone may be carrying the virus.
Health officials say you should be staying at least 6 feet away from others and working from home, if possible.
Use disinfecting wipes or disinfecting spray cleaners on frequently-touched surfaces in your home (door handles, faucets, countertops) and carry hand sanitizer with you when you go into places like stores.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services also has issued orders requiring people to wear face coverings over their mouth and nosewhile in public indoor and crowded outdoor spaces. See an explanation of what that means here.
Additional information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
For more data on COVID-19 in Michigan, visit https://www.mlive.com/coronavirus/data/.
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