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These Orlando residents can get tested for COVID-19 for free this weekend

Appointment, valid ID required

A health worker wearing protective gear takes swab samples from a tourist to test for the coronavirus, at Promahonas border crossing with Bulgaria, which is the only land border into Greece that is open on Monday, July 6, 2020. Dozens of vehicles of Serb holidaymakers who were trapped at the Greek border overnight have been allowed to cross into Greece after a ban on the entry of people from Serbia came into effect due to a coronavirus flare-up in Serbia. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) (Giannis Papanikos, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

ORLANDO, Fla. – Free COVID-19 testing will be available to certain Orlando residents this weekend.

Commissioner Regina Hill has partnered with the Sports and Entertainment District to offer residents of District 5 free drive-in and walk-up testing on Saturday.

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Testing will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Geico Garage located at 400 West South St., according to a news release.

Anyone looking to get tested must be 18 or older and will need to schedule an appointment ahead of time.

To schedule an appointment to be tested for the novel coronavirus at this location, residents of District 5 can visit www.SEDlawn.com or call 855-332-2533.

Residents do not need to be showing symptoms of COVID-19 to be tested but must bring a government-issued ID to their appointment, according to officials.

The capacity for this location is 500 tests, organizers said. The processing of test samples and communication of test results will be handled by Quest Diagnostics.

More information about the testing location can be found here.

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