After my wife Alisha was diagnosed last night with COVID-19, I got tested this morning at Wolf Creek Amphitheater in Fulton County, Georgia.

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I& #39;m good at the internet and I& #39;ll be honest — it wasn& #39;t easy to figure out testing in Georgia.

The state& #39;s DPH web site is just plain bad.

An isolated & ailing senior would have a lot of difficulty.

I finally found the info I needed on Fulton County& #39;s web site.
I arrived at the testing site at 8:30 this morning (it opened at 9) and got my test by around 10. The line was much longer by then.

I was told to expect results in 2-4 days.

Clinics I called last night (some charging $200) and CVS stores in Georgia currently estimate 6-10 days.
Senior docs I& #39;ve talked to confirm there& #39;s a shortage of accurate rapid tests in Georgia, which is a big problem.

Labs are having trouble with timely turnaround even for normal tests — and there are severe shortages of reagents (chemicals used for testing & processing).
We& #39;re in Month Five of this pandemic.

Testing shortages are totally inexcusable.

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