US media: rain or shine The Chinese in the United States of America and Canada braved the rain in the early morning to receive test kits

Source: China Overseas Chinese Network

According to the United States "World Journal" reported that in the El Monte area designated for receiving test reagents in Los Angeles County, although the 16th is a holiday, and the sky is drizzling, but at seven or eight o'clock in the morning, a large number of cars gathered at the door, lined up in a queue, just to receive free kits.

Located on Santa Anita Road, El Monte Small Airport is one of the designated places in Luo County to receive testing reagents, and at less than 8 o'clock in the morning of the 16th, a large number of cars have gathered here, and people have arrived early despite holidays and rainy days, and one car after another has been lined up on the side of the road. Wait for the staff to direct you to enter the kit to collect or deliver the kit that has been tested.

The scene is very orderly, although the weather is not good, but everyone is more relaxed because they stay in the car, unlike the crowd that gathers and queues to increase the risk of infection. The staff holding large bags of reagents will walk to each vehicle to provide them with reagents. The on-site regulations are not allowed to roll down the car window until the test reagent is collected.

A staff member who was busy in the rain said the largest capacity here was 800 people, and almost 730 people came here every day. No appointment is required to pick up kits unless there is an under-supply of kits here. In addition to detecting the new crown virus, the kit also detects the flu. Each vehicle can generally receive up to four reagents, and after getting the reagents, the PCR nucleic acid test must be completed within three days to five days, and the online registration is required with a smartphone, and then the completed test box is placed at the designated location and waiting for the results. It now takes at least 24 to 48 hours for people to get results.

Mr. Li, a Chinese from Arcadia, braved the rain at 7:30 a.m., and he said that he had heard the news that the reagents were tense, and many people went out to queue at six or seven o'clock in the morning, and had to queue for two or three hours. He had been mentally prepared for a long time, but he did not expect to get the reagent in half an hour. He recently had some discomfort in his nose, although he did a quick screening at home, but he was worried that the results were not accurate, so he came here to get nucleic acid reagents to finally confirm it. After all, the family is large, there are elderly people and children, infected with the Omicron variant virus and mostly asymptomatic, he is worried that he is infected without knowing it and infecting his family.

There is also Ms. Sun, a Chinese who lives in Temple, who also came to collect the reagents in the morning, and she received four of them, just to test the four people in the family. The child tested positive for school two days ago, making her very nervous. So early in the morning to come out to get the kit, although I heard that there is a kind of service to come to the home to do testing, but let outsiders come to the house she feels more unsafe, it is better to take it in the car to come to peace of mind. (Zhang Hong)