Dozens of new free COVID-19 testing sites opened across Kansas after Governor Laura Kelly called for an increase in testing.
On Wednesday, Governor Laura Kelly held a press conference from the Topeka Statehouse Wednesday to provide updates regarding COVID-19 in Kansas. In her briefing, the governor promoted the “Stop the Spread. It’s Up to Us, Kansas” campaign — her administration’s public health initiative to handle the coronavirus pandemic.
Governor Kelly mentioned the website gogettested.com/kansas as part of the campaign’s latest launching. This website will help Kansans get easier accessibility to getting COVID-19 tests done. Visitors to the website can use an interactive map to locate free testing locations across the state and book an appointment.
Once you get to the website, type in your zip code or the city you live in to find the closest testing locations to you. A map will pop up with all the locations and you can click on ‘book now’ to reserve your appointment.
The website will ask for your phone number and that will be the same number that is called for you to receive your testing results. You will answer a series of questions about your symptoms, places you’ve recently visited and if you believe you were exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the website, there is a less than 10 minute wait for testing once you arrive to your appointment.
“The website is live now and will be updated regularly as more testing locations are added in the coming days and weeks, we expect to have about 50 more testing locations by the end of this month,” Governor Kelly said. “Anyone can get a test at these locations, not just those who have been exposed or are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms,” she said.
The governor said the tests are free and don’t require any proof of insurance or ID. She said this type of early screening is a proactive step Kansans can all take to identify the virus in their communities early on.
“It’s how we’ll keep our businesses and schools open, how we’ll protect our family our friends, and neighbors from the threat of the virus,” Governor Kelly said.