Cars line up outside the Central Outreach Wellness Center on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Monday, March 16, 2020, for drive-by testing for COVID-19. The testing, that is limited to 100 kits at present, is being done in partnership with Quest Diagnostics, one of the commercial laboratory companies that have offered COVID-19 tests to dramatically increase the nation's capability. Central Outreach Medical Director Dr. Stacy Lane said the drive-by testing is being used to not contaminate waiting rooms. The testing is based on screening questions for symptoms of dry cough or fever, Central Outreach said.
Cars line up outside the Central Outreach Wellness Center on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Monday, March 16, 2020, for drive-by testing for COVID-19. The testing, that is limited to 100 kits at present, is being done in partnership with Quest Diagnostics, one of the commercial laboratory companies that have offered COVID-19 tests to dramatically increase the nation's capability. Central Outreach Medical Director Dr. Stacy Lane said the drive-by testing is being used to not contaminate waiting rooms. The testing is based on screening questions for symptoms of dry cough or fever, Central Outreach said.
(Harrisburg) — A statewide survey conducted by Muhlenberg College found 74 percent of Pennsylvanians are either concerned or very concerned about the spread of the coronavirus.
Later in the survey period, from the 11th to the 16th, the number of concerned state residents increased to 81 percent.
Respondents who identified themselves as Democrats were significantly more likely than those identifying themselves as Republicans to report concerns over the spread of the disease. About eight in 10 Democrats indicated concern, while 58 percent of Republicans did so. Three-quarters of those identifying as politically independent expressed concern about the spread of COVID-19.
Forty-eight percent of the respondents overall said the U.S. government was doing enough on the issue, although that number increased to 53 percent among those contacted in the later stages of the polling.
The results are based on a telephone survey of 420 adults by landline and cell phone. The random sample was weighted by gender, race, age, income and educational attainment to reflect known Pennsylvania demographic characteristics. The results have a margin of error of 5.5 percent.
