On Memorial Day (5.2.20), the following sites will be offering testing, according to the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD):
- Walgreens – 3502 Summer Avenue, Memphis, 38122, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Schedule online at com/coronavirus. - MedPost CareSpot Urgent Care Centers – five locations in Shelby County. Find the location near you at com.
All previously scheduled testing sites will be open this weekend, May 22nd and 23rd.
The SCHD’s COVID-19 hotline 833-943-1658 will be taking calls over the Memorial Day weekend from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After hours calls are returned as soon as possible on the next day. And more information about COVID-19 is available on the Health Department’s COVID-19 webpage: shelbytnhealth.com/coronavirus.
The SCHD reminds everyone to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend safely, by observing social distancing recommendations, including: remaining six-feet apart from persons from outside your own household, washing hands frequently and wearing facial coverings when in public or around others.
Anyone who has any COVID-like respiratory symptoms, even mild symptoms, including fever, cough, headache or body aches, may be tested for the virus. Additionally, anyone who has been in contact with someone who has tested positive or anyone employed in essential occupations, including healthcare, first responder roles (police, fire fighter, EMT, etc.), corrections, and frontline roles working with the public: grocery, fast food, retail, may be tested at no cost at one of the community testing sites listed on this site: https://covid19.memphistn.gov/resources/covid-19-testing-sites-in-shelby-county/.
