Free coronavirus testing available through 2020 in Texarkana

October 19, 2020 at 5:40 p.m. | Updated October 19, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

by Karl Richter

This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Research released on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. (NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP)
This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Research released on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. (NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP)

TEXARKANA, Texas - Free testing for the coronavirus will be available to everyone through the end of the year.

Testing using an oral swab is available 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center, 902 W. 12th St.

There are no requirements for testing, including residency. Results will be available 48 to 96 hours after the test.

For more information and to pre-register, visit gogettested.com or call 1-877-TESTGO-1.

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