SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A comprehensive outreach strategy to expand access to testing for Latino citizens and other communities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic announced Friday through local leaders.
The new program will begin Monday, with a new verification site at the Mexican Consulate in downtown San Diego at 1549 India Street Starting at 8 a. m. , walk-ins will be held until 3:30 p. m. , depending on the announcement across San Diego. Nathan Fletcher County Supervisor, Carlos González Gutiérrez, the Consul General of Mexico in San Diego and other local leaders.
“We prioritize our reaction to physical fitness inequalities in the Latino network by prioritizing efforts to help succeed over accessibility barriers that contribute to Latinos being disproportionately affected by this pandemic,” Fletcher said. “Whether you live in the south, north, or east of our county, you have access to evidence and resources to save you and treat the spread of COVID-19. “
The consulate will be the first of several places in a 14-day rotation. Two other sites exhibited come with St. Louis King Church in Oceanside and St. Anthony of Padua in National City. Additional dates, times and locations will be announced as soon as they are completed.
According to the group, through execution with partners such as the Consulate, the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, the Chicana Federation and others, this test initiative will be a regional effort of San Diego County to expand coronavirus tests and raise awareness among the Latino community.
“The consulate prides itself on being part of efforts to inspire verification and diagnosis within the Latin American network, a network that has unfortunately been disproportionately affected through COVID-19,” Said González Gutierrez. “Part of what it takes for our network to function To succeed on control sites is that they feel and perceive that they can access public fitness facilities regardless of their immigration status.
Nancy Maldonado, executive director of the Chicana Federation, and Barbara Jimenez, executive director of the central and southern regions of the county, joined politicians on Friday to announce new control and overall strategy.
“This verification site will allow us to succeed in a giant population,” Jimenez said. “Until we have a widely available vaccine, verification will undoubtedly remain an essential component of our public aptitude response. “