Two hours before testing was set to begin at the Collier Department of Health's Immokalee branch, people began lining up. Some held umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun.
Kristine Hollingsworth of the Collier DOH surveyed the site to ensure testing could be done safely and smoothly.
“We have fans, we have marks on the ground where people will know to stand six feet apart and continue to practice social distancing,” Hollingsworth said. “There’s plenty of hand sanitizer, there’s hand washing stations, so we are fully prepared.”
Hollingsworth said the testing site was an interagency effort. Collier Sheriff’s Office deputies were onsite to help direct traffic, members of the local fire department were on hand, the Collier Area Transit even had buses onsite that were being used to cool patients who needed a break from the Southwest Florida heat…
… Bringing a testing site to Immokalee was something local nonprofits repeatedly asked county officials for during weekly community conference calls to discuss the COVID-19 response in Immokalee....
