The Seminole County Health Department will provide the American Muslim Community Clinics in Longwood with one hundred coronavirus tests a day starting next week.
Dr. Shakil Ahmed, who runs the clinic, says they’re currently testing about five to six people a day.
“We’re going to bring them in. We’re going to do a quick test and some of them will be sitting in the car. And some of them will be coming in depending on if they have symptoms or not.”
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Ahmed says anyone with symptoms or who has been in contact with a COVID-19 patient can be tested.
“If somebody’s exposed. If somebody’s very concerned that they have a family member with COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19, we would test them.”
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Walk-ins for general medical appointments are no longer being accepted at the clinic and dental visits have been suspended through May 8.
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