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'm good at the internet and I'll be honest — it wasn't easy to figure out testing in Georgia.

The state'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'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've talked to confirm there'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're in Month Five of this pandemic.

Testing shortages are totally inexcusable.