Fountain to open COVID-19 testing site
A new COVID-19 testing site is planned to open in Fountain Tuesday.
Fountain Fire and El Paso County Health departments will operate the facility at Fountain Fire Station #1, 811 N. Santa Fe Ave., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Insurance or doctor referrals are not needed to get tested, officials said in a news release. To register for a test, visit elpasocountyhealth.org. Drop-ins are also allowed.
Rajko Anic, left, and Aaron Hueser with El Paso County Public Health tests patients for COVID-19 at a drive-up testing site Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, during the weekly food distribution center outside the Southeast Armed Services YMCA in Colorado Springs. The site was set up at the weekly food giveaway to reach more Hispanics including undocumented members in the community. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)