The University of Wisconsin-Madison will start offering free COVID-19 testing to area residents, ages five years and older, starting Thursday as part of a new effort by the UW System to help with testing efforts statewide.
This testing is for members of the public and participants do not need to be a UW-Madison student or employee. Rapid antigen testing from Abbott BinaxNOW delivers results in as little as 15 minutes, the university said in a release, and tests will be available by appointment only at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The site is fully accessible.
“We have the opportunity to offer expanded testing to the general Madison community in our facilities,” Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a statement. “Testing is only one part of the solution to slow the spread of this virus; we also need to follow all the health protocols of masking and social distancing. But expanded testing is an important way to identify those who are ill and limit spread.”
According to the release, the site will provide 50 community tests per day with plans to eventually increase to 500 tests per day. Participants must make an appointment online here prior to arrival.
