members of the Iowa National Guard are
working with the Iowa Department of
Public Health at a new cove in 19 test
site in Sioux Center , Iowa , this week .
The drive thru test site in the parking
lot of the Sioux Center Middle School
is one of a number of test Iowa sites
in Iowa that has been running since mid
April , a key concern for the test Iowa
initiative . Our communities that have
meat processing plants in the state
that is largely dependent on
agriculture or ag related business ,
Iowa National Guard Master Sergeant
Archie Kelly says the number of people
being tested at the test Iowa sites can
vary each day we've seen anywhere from
50 Teoh 200 plus 300 some certain sites .
So it's it's a wide variety . Guard
members at the Sioux Center location
are helping direct people through the
site where medical staff and National
Guard medics are working together to
administer tests . We want to be here
for the people . We want to let him
know that we're here where we hope that
as many people as we can come through
and get tested were trying to get back
toe any sort of normal life as soon as
we can . The distance from Sioux Center
to the Hygienic Lab in Coralville ,
Iowa , makes the Northwest Iowa
location the most remote test Iowa site
where testing is being done . Officials
at the Sioux Center sites that National
Guard members plan to provide manning
in Sioux Center until next week , but
add , they are ready to stay longer if
necessary . In Sioux Center , Iowa ,
I'm Senior Master Sergeant Vince to
grow .