Austin Griffith and Daniel Neazor, of Woodburn Ambulance Service, verify patient information during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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Hoping to better understand where the coronavirus is spreading, Marion County’s health department is working with Woodburn Ambulance and Interface Network to expand testing through weekly drive-through events.
About 100 people received a free test at the Aug. 25 event.
READ MORE: Starting in Woodburn, Marion County works with community groups to expand testing
Face shields are distributed to staff and volunteers during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Lina Zharkoff directs traffic during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Davalee Meade, a paramedic with Woodburn Ambulance Service administers a COVID-19 test to Daniel Nakayama, 22, during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A Covid-19 test swab is packaged up to be tested during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Austin Griffith, EMT-B with Woodburn Ambulance Service, explains how a COVID-19 test will be administered to a nervous child during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Daniel Neazor, of Woodburn Ambulance Service, verifies patient information during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
PPE during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Shawn Baird, of Woodburn Ambulance Services, demonstrates a COVID-19 rapid test on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Shawn Baird, of Woodburn Ambulance Services, demonstrates a COVID-19 rapid test on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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