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Sarb99on Sep 09, 2020 11:30am
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COVID-19 test cubes coming to three Jersey Shore malls
COVID-19 test cubes coming to three Jersey Shore mallsCOVID-19 test cubes, or pods, are coming to the Shore in time for flu season.
Canadian-based QuestCap, a publicly traded company, has invested in 165 8-by-8-foot cubes that will be placed at shopping centers across the United States.
Tim Shelburn, QuestCap's U.S. manager for the cubes, said they're finalizing the locations at the Shore. He said he could not comment on the approvals but confirmed the cubes will be going to malls in Jackson, Tinton Falls and Toms River.
Those towns are home to Jackson Premium Outlets, Jersey Shore Premium Outlets and Ocean County Mall, respectively. All are owned by Simon Property Group. The Asbury Park Press was unable to reach Simon officials for comment.
The cubes are planned to arrive by Oct. 15.
The cubes will be staffed by three technicians that will administer the FDA and EAU approved serology or antibody test via a finger-pri ck blood sample, Shelburn said.
The sample will be examined digitally by a lab in California for the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, antibodies most commonly become detectable one to three weeks after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms.
Test results will be the same day, Shelburn said. The cost is $59.
The cubes, which can cost $1,500 to as much as $35,000 to fabricate, are being built in Nevada by Xtreme Cubes Corp. and being delivered across the country via trucks.
The cubes have a capacity to do 15 tests per hour and will operate 10 hours a day, seven days per week.
https://www.app.com/story/news/health/2020/09/09/questcap-covid-19-test-cubes-coming-3-jersey-shore-towns/5719309002/