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BioReference Partners With NY State to Provide Drive-Through SARS-CoV-2 Testing

Mar 13, 2020
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NEW YORK – Opko's BioReference Laboratories announced Friday it will provide testing for a drive-through facility for SARS-CoV-2 sample collection in partnership with the New York State Department of Health.

The drive-through facility is in New Rochelle, New York, which has been the epicenter of the state's COVID-19 outbreak. The facility started testing Friday with residents in the city who have been quarantined already. The testing will be by appointment only, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. 

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