COVID-19 testing facility to open at SLO County Airport
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Travelers at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) will soon be able to get a COVID-19 test at the terminal. A new testing facility operated by Templeton-based Nova Labs, LLC will open there on May 2.
Testing at the airport will cost $100 per test for inbound and outbound travelers, tenants and personnel operating at the airport.
Free testing is available without an appointment at several community testing sites located throughout SLO County. These sites can be found at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building, Paso Robles Event Center, Morro Bay Veterans Memorial Building and Ramona Garden Park Center in Grover Beach.
COVID-19 testing protects community members and their loved ones from unknowingly spreading the disease, but local health officials say it also has another benefit: the more people get tested, the faster the state will ease pandemic-related restrictions locally.
“Get tested even if you don’t have symptoms, especially if you think you may have been exposed because you do not want to accidentally spread COVID-19 to others,” said Dr. Penny Borenstein, County Health Officer. “Testing helps protect the health of our community, and it also helps our local businesses, as testing volume plays a part in how quickly we can move through the state’s reopening plan.”
The SBP airport will offer two types of testing: a Molecular RT-LAMP saliva test with results available in four hours and a Molecular PCR test, with results available within 48 hours.
Passengers with an arriving or departing airline ticket may upload the required personal information, book a COVID-19 testing appointment and then receive test results directly from Nova Labs.
Testing will be available in the SBP airport terminal Sunday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information about the airport testing process and to make an appointment, visit www.sloairport.com/testing, and for general information on community testing, visit emergencyslo.org/testing.
Daily breakdowns of COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County can be found here.
