Thanksgiving Travel: Where To Find A COVID-19 Test In Tucson

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TUCSON, AZ – If you’ve traveled to Tucson for Thanksgiving or have relatives visiting, you might be looking for a website to get tested for COVID-19 to stay safe over the holiday weekend.

In their vacation guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said those joining multi-household gatherings should take additional measures, such as:

The CDC also warns anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 should not travel until they are out of isolation. For more travel tips from the CDC, please visit the agency’s website.

For anyone who may be sick or have symptoms, the message is to stay home and stay away from others. You should also get tested for the virus, as should anyone who may have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19, the agency says.

All of the sites listed below are free and operated by Pima County. All attractions are closed for Thanksgiving but will be open on Black Friday. Click here to register online or call 855-452-2346.

Are you looking for a COVID-19 test near you? You can find one here:

Downtown Tucson

• 315 W. Irvington Road in Tucson
• Test: nasal swab (rapid antigen test)
• Registration on site for appointments on the same day is possible
• Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Paradigm 6009 Grant

• 6009 E. Grant Road in Tucson
• For people without COVID-19 symptoms
• Test: nasal swab (rapid antigen test)
• Registration on site for appointments on the same day is possible
• Daily, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Paradigm 6011 Grant

• 6011 E. Grant Road in Tucson
• For people with COVID-19 symptoms
• Test: nasal swab (rapid antigen test)
• Registration on site for appointments on the same day is possible
• Daily, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Tucson International Airport

• 7250 S. Tucson Boulevard in Tucson (on the lowest level, between baggage
• Carousels claim 3-5)
• Test: nasal swab (PCR test)
• Registration only
• Daily, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

A free COVID-19 test kit can be collected from any of the Pima County Public Library locations listed below during regular business hours. Each kit contains two BinaxNOW COVID-19 antigen self-test kits. There is a limit of one kit per person and tests will give results in around 15 minutes. The libraries will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday.

Joel D. Valdez Main Library
101 N. Steinallee.

Sam Lena – South Tucson Library
1607 S. 6th Avenue.

Santa Rosa Library
1075 S. 10th Avenue.

Richard Elias – Mission Library
3770 S. Missionsstrasse

Valencia library
202 W. Valencia Street

Frank De La Cruz – El Pueblo Library
101 W. Irvington Road

Quincie Douglas Library
1585 E. 36th St.

Oro Valley Public Library
1305 W. Naranja Drive

Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library
7800 N. Schisler drive

W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library
10931 E. Mary Anne Cleveland Way

Caviglia Arivaca Library
17050 W. Arivaca Street

Joyner Green Valley Library
601 N. La Canada Drive

Dewhirst Catalina Library
15631 N. Oracle Road # 199

Flowing Wells Library
1730 W. Wetmore Road

Salazar Ajo Library
15 W. Plaza No. 179

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