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Duke Health will begin piloting drive-up coronavirus testing today, The 9th Street Journal confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This limited pilot will be available only to patients who were prescribed COVID-19 tests via <\/span>Duke Health tele-health appointments<\/span><\/a>, where patients meet with clinicians online. Health system officials hope to make drive-up testing open to the community soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA limited pilot of a drive-up testing approach will be conducted today for a small group of patients who will have already received a \u2018prescription\u2019 from a tele-health appointment to obtain the test,\u201d according to a written statement from Duke Health.\u00a0 <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThis first-run is not broadly open to the community at this point, but we hope to expand capabilities moving ahead, and will notify the community when additional locations are available. People who believe they may have COVID are encouraged to speak with their health care provider to determine the advisability of testing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The statement did not disclose where drive-up pilot testing will occur.<\/span><\/p>\n

One advantage of drive-through testing is that it can prevent some people infected with coronavirus from spreading the disease inside hospitals and clinics.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Duke Health <\/span>placed restrictions<\/span><\/a> on hospital and clinic visitors on Monday \u201c<\/span>to minimize the spread of both COVID-19 and seasonal flu.\u201d<\/span> Visitors aren\u2019t allowed inside Duke hospitals between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except during emergencies, and all visitors will be screened for signs of illness before they enter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duke is also limiting how many people can accompany patients inside the hospital, including in delivery rooms.<\/p>\n

North Carolina officials announced Saturday that testing is expanding across North Carolina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hospitals in New York, California and elsewhere, including <\/span>spots in North Carolina<\/span><\/a>, have launched\u00a0 drive-through testing efforts in recent days. This is the first confirmed in the Triangle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duke\u2019s statement noted that Duke Health is continuing to develop its own in-house COVID-19 test. \u201cWe anticipate having our in-house testing available soon,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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