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BOSTON
- Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the
availability of free COVID-19 testing for anyone regardless of symptoms at
three locations around the City of Boston this week. In addition to the
City's existing mobile testing teams in partnership with East Boston
Neighborhood Health Center and Whittier Street Health Center, there is now
free mobile COVID-19 testing available in Jamaica Plain, located at Anna
Mae Cole Community Center until Thursday, December 3. The City of Boston is
partnering with LCG to add this site to increase testing capacity citywide,
following increased demand for Thanksgiving.
East
Boston Neighborhood Health Center will continue its mobile operation in
East Boston's Central Square, located on Border Street across from Liberty
Plaza Shopping Center. Whittier Street Health Center's mobile COVID-19
testing team will now operate in Washington Park Mall at 333 Warren Street
in Roxbury. Both of these COVID-19 mobile testing teams will be available
until Saturday, December 5.
"In
the City of Boston, we are committed to providing equitable access to
COVID-19 testing in our neighborhoods, and I'm pleased to build on that
work with this new resource," said Mayor Walsh. "It's especially
important now for anyone who spent the Thanksgiving holiday with people
outside their household to get tested and limit the further spread of
COVID-19. I want to thank LCG for their partnership on this new testing
site, and I want to thank East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and
Whittier Street Health Center for their continued partnership on providing
free and equitable testing access in Boston."
JAMAICA PLAIN MOBILE TESTING: ANNA MAE COLE COMMUNITY CENTER
In
Jamaica Plain, testing is available in partnership with LCG through
Thursday, December 3 at the Anna Mae Cole Community Center, located at 10
Lamartine Street Ext. Testing is available to anyone at no cost and
regardless of symptoms and insurance. Testing is available by walk-up only
during the hours below. With questions, individuals should contact the
Mayor's Health Line at 617-534-5050.
Tuesday,
December 1: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
December 2: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday,
December 3: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
"We
are deeply concerned by the rapid uptick in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts
and are honored to work with the City of Boston to provide our residents
with the means to obtain free testing. The LCG Boston team is committed to
promoting and supporting our neighbors' health and well-being and urges
everyone to respect the safety of their loved ones and peers to minimize
the risk of spreading the virus," said Aaron Chan R.N. CEO and Founder
of LCG Boston. "In light of the holiday season, it is particularly
imperative that we work together as a community to flatten the curve by
following CDC safety guidelines and getting tested when necessary. Together
we can save lives and hasten our mission to return to some semblance of
normalcy."
EAST BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER: CENTRAL SQUARE IN EAST
BOSTON
East
Boston Neighborhood Health Center's COVID-19 mobile testing team, in
partnership with the City of Boston, will continue to operate in East
Boston at Central Square Park on Border Street, across from Liberty Plaza
Shopping Center. Anyone can get tested for free and regardless of symptoms
and immigration status. Testing is available by appointment during the
hours listed below. Please call 617-568-4500 to schedule an appointment.
Tuesday,
December 1 - Friday, December 4: 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday,
December 5: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Since
launching, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center's COVID-19 mobile testing
team has administered 17,909 tests. For the week of November 23, the site
administered a total of 773 tests.
"It
is vitally important that we remain vigilant and focus on reducing the
spread of COVID-19 in the community, especially following the Thanksgiving
holiday," said East Boston Neighborhood Health Center president and
CEO Manny Lopes. "Our actions now will impact the well-being of our
neighbors moving forward. Continue to wear a mask, wash your hands,
practice social distancing, and get tested."
WHITTIER STREET HEALTH CENTER: WASHINGTON PARK MALL
The
City's mobile COVID-19 testing team in partnership with Whittier Street
Health Center is now located in Roxbury at the Washington Park Mall at 333
Warren Street. Testing is available to anyone regardless of symptoms and
immigration status, and at no cost. Individuals are asked to pre-register
by calling 617-858-2406 before visiting the site during the hours listed
below.
Tuesday,
December 1 - Friday, December 4: 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday,
December 5: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The
mobile site testing initiative was announced
by Mayor Walsh in May as a way to help fill any gaps in testing
availability, prioritizing neighborhoods and populations that need
dedicated testing efforts to create equitable access to testing. The mobile
testing teams have previously been located in Roxbury, Allston, South
Boston, Mattapan, East Boston, and Dorchester.
In
addition to the City's two mobile testing sites and this week's testing in
Jamaica Plain, COVID-19 testing is available at over 30 locations across
the city. Individuals can call the Mayor's Health Line with any questions
using 617-534-5050. View
a complete list of all testing sites.
Mayor
Walsh recently announced the City of Boston launched "Get The Test,
Boston," a pledge designed to encourage residents to get a
COVID-19 test. Additionally, businesses who sign the pledge will share
testing resources and information with their employees.
The
City of Boston has been partnering with community health centers to
increase access to testing, particularly in neighborhoods experiencing
higher rates of COVID-19. As of Monday, November 23, 2020, there were
401,520 COVID-19 tests of Boston residents. For all Boston residents, the
current community positivity for tests decreased from 5.4% for the prior
week (November 10-16) to 3.4% for the current week (November 17-23). The
latest numbers of cases from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) by
neighborhoods are available online.
Resources
and information about COVID-19 are available online. Resources
available on Boston.gov and through City departments include support for
renters and homeowners; small businesses; free meals for Boston students;
free toiletries for Boston students; support for older residents;
information on homeless shelters; resources for those in recovery or those
who have a substance use disorder; and mental health resources. More
information on Boston's reopening can be found at boston.gov/reopening.
For
additional questions or programs, please visit our coronavirus website or
call 3-1-1, Boston's 24-hour constituent hotline. Text BOSCOVID to 888-777
to receive text alerts on a regular basis, available in 11 languages. | 
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