All health-care facilities in Long Beach will be required starting next week to provide COVID-19 tests for all symptomatic people, as well as those who aren’t showing symptoms but may have been exposed, the city announced Thursday.
The new health order will take effect July 31.
“I look forward to expanding our testing capacity by adding all health-care facilities to the list of locations at which individuals can get tested in Long Beach,” Mayor Robert Garcia said.
City officials said the testing expansion will help identify people infected with the virus and ensure they are isolated and cared for, while also helping prevent them from spreading the virus to others.