Fake COVID-19 testing sites are popping up in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Here's what to look out for.
, which is working with Orange County to help people get tested. The organization can be reached at 805-7838 Monday through Friday.If you visit a proper testing site, Anza Vang, Orange County’s deputy chief of public health services strategy and development and Keven Chavez, public information officer for L.A.
When going to a testing site claiming to be run by the county or one of its partners, Chavez said, people should look for signage that includes the county logo and the vendor’s name — for example, “L.A. County and Fulgent” or “L.A. County and CORE.” Orange County currently does not operate any testing sites itself, Vang said. However, the county has made testing available in partnership with community-based organizations at neighborhood sites, including churches, schools, senior centers, the Orange County Fair & Event Center and the Anaheim Convention Center.
Legitimate L.A. County testing sites perform only one type of test — PCR tests, not rapid antigen ones — and samples are collected using a nasal swab.
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