Chana Goussetis, Nederland. Boulder County Public Health, in partnership with Boulder Community Health, diagnostic testing developer Biodesix, Inc., and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will begin providing free COVID testing in Nederland this week.

No appointment is needed, and individuals do not need to have COVID-19 symptoms to be tested. Individuals who are 65 years old or older or are essential workers are encouraged to attend.

Nederland

Where: Nederland Community Center located at 750 Highway 72 N in Nederland

When: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. every Thursday beginning October 29, 2020, through the end of the year, weather permitting and excluding holidays. 

Requirement: Mask must be worn 

“Testing is important in identifying and stopping the spread of COVID-19 disease,” said Chris Campbell, Boulder County Public Health emergency manager. “We hope having testing available in the Peak to Peak area will make it easier for residents in our mountain communities to access the service.”

Boulder County Public Health COVID-19 updates are shared by press release and/or on the Boulder County Public Health Facebook and Twitter social media pages and the COVID-19 website at www.boco.org/covid-19.

(Originally published in the October 29, 2020, edition of The Mountain-Ear.)