No walk-ups, register and verify eligibility before getting an appointment
Salem, MA – A COVID-19 drive-thru testing site is opening today in the Walmart parking lot located at 450 Highland Avenue in Salem. The site is supported by Walmart, eTrueNorth and state and local officials to test anyone who meets CDC and state and local guidelines on who should be tested, including first responders, health care providers and others with symptoms of COVID-19 and those in high risk groups without symptoms.
Those interested in being tested need to visit www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com to see if eligible for testing and to make an appointment.
“As our community, our Commonwealth, and our country work to address this pandemic, one of the most critical elements of our recovery is testing,†said Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll. “Salem is working with local partners to stand up a community testing structure for as many of our residents as feasible. Through this partnership with Walmart and eTrueNorth we’ll be able to make progress in that effort. I’m very appreciative of those who are working to make this service possible.â€
“Walmart is part of the community, and we are proud to help support the expansion of COVID-19 testing in Salem during this unprecedented time,†said Chris Buchanan, Walmart Public Affairs Director for Massachusetts. “We are grateful to our associates who keep our stores running, our pharmacists who support these testing sites, and to eTrueNorth and local officials as we work together to open the site and help our community.â€
Details on the COVID-19 testing site: Â
Beginning today, the site is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays weekly
- 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., weather permitting. Appointments must be made through eTrueNorth’s online portal at www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com, which will screen individuals to ensure they meet CDC eligibility for testing.
- For questions regarding testing, call 800-635-8611.
- Those being tested will need to wear as mask and stay in their cars for verification of eligibility criteria, ID check and self-administered test. For the safety of all those on-site, the test site is not available to those who walk up.
- The site will use a self-administered nasal swab test that will allow those being tested to swab their own nose onsite while in their vehicles, observed by a trained medical volunteer to ensure the sample is taken correctly, and then dropped in the sealed sample into a container on their way out of the drive-through site.
- eTrueNorth will handle processing test samples and communicating results to those tested and applicable Departments of Health.
- The site will be staffed by Walmart healthcare professionals
- Please note, testing is not available inside Walmart stores.
- While individuals who are tested are awaiting results, please follow CDC guidelines and take steps to help prevent the virus from spreading to people in your home and community.
