This weekend while at The Avenues I spotted a drive-thru PCR test area being set up at one of the Phase 4 entrances. Is it just me or does this sound like a bad idea? If you’re getting a PCR test it’s most likely because you’ve been in close contact with someone that tested positive or you have symptoms, so do you want people to go shopping after taking a test? Seems weird to me.
9 replies on “Drive-thru PCR Test at The Avenues?”
You’re absolutely right! It doesn’t make any sense.
Thanks for the warning.. no more avenues or avenues nearby 😂
Maybeeeeeeee it’s for employees of the Avenues to do work-required testing…? Just a hopeful guess, however unlikely.
I think it’s just making it easier for people adding another drive thru test station for the public.
I get your point but if someone does go into the mall after getting tested for having symptoms or being in close contact that is disgusting behavior.
You might be right cause people are dumb but I feel like avenues did it with good intensions.
More people should start setting up drive thru PCR’s to make it easier for people.
there are a few places already with drive thru pcr btw
I know there is a few but I feel there should be more and available widely across the country. Only those who know about the drive thru go to it but the general public still gather at hospitals and test centers
It’s good to have multiple locations to do the test. Since the ones that are there in some places are literally bad and need to be shut down.
Checkout this place in mahboula. It was literally a Hotspot for the virus.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kuwait/comments/lyxij4/covid_hotspot_people_waiting_for_over_an_hour_at/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
No temp check while entering, over crowded place, no staff to roll out and turnover the que.
They aren’t even stopping people from pouring in and lining up.
When the staff was asked where is the cue for pcr, he said it would take 15 mins per person, so see this line and stand there and calculate the time. Lol
I wish MoH would take strict action
It would have been great if that was a vaccination kiosk.
Global health guidelines have always stated that you should isolate until test results are known.
I think it’s good though, a lot of people need to test for travelling too and the location is convenient to the hotel guests as well..