Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing Drive-thru testing sites have been opening around the United States to make it quicker and safer to test patients for the new coronavirusPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Drive-thru sites have been opening around the United States to make it quicker and safer to test people for the new coronavirus. Testing centers opened in some places only to be shut down shortly afterward because of shortages of supplies and staff. And while the drive-thru test centers that have opened are generally orderly, there have been long lines at some. In Houston on Thursday, cars lined up for more than a mile outside a hospital when the city’s first drive-thru testing site opened. In Rhode Island, state officials said they are testing around 100 to 200 people a day at all testing sites, including three drive-thrus.

Source: ABC News March 22, 2020 12:53 UTC