Long Lines as New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens at Miami Marine Stadium – NBC 6 South Florida

A line of cars wrapped around the parking lot at Miami Marine Stadium Tuesday morning as the newest COVID-19 testing site in Miami-Dade opened there.

The walk-up and drive-through site is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with no appointments necessary.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was expected to hold a news conference at the site Tuesday afternoon to give more details on testing.

Among those seeking tests Tuesday were James Bartley, who said he wasn’t feeling well and came as a precaution.

“I could have a cold or maybe omicron, I don’t know,” Bartley said. “What I’m worried about now is if I have it then I don’t want to engage with anybody.”

Andrea Cross said she went there because she’s worried she may test positive for Covid after gathering with family and friends for New Year’s.

“I have a sore throat, a cough, a runny nose and bodyaches,” she said.

Other people, like Robin Stacy, said they need a negative test result to go back to work.

“I think it’s just getting to the point of being the new normal and it is what it is,” Stacy said.

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