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San Francisco is now making making free COVID-19 tests available to any worker who must leave their home and interact with the public — diminishing or eliminating their ability to practice social distancing — while on the job, regardless of whether they present symptoms of a coronavirus infection.The new testing policy, announced by Mayor London Breed and Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax on Monday, represents the city’s latest expansion of testing efforts. Free tests had previously been available only to “essential” employees working in San Francisco during the pandemic, like health care professionals,Now, anyone working in San Francisco who can’t do their job from home — including those employed at places like plant nurseries and car washes that can conduct businesses outdoors, who were permitted to return to their jobs Monday — is eligible for a free COVID-19 test at a city testing site without a doctor’s note.Workers unable to perform their jobs at home “continue to show up every day, often at great personal risk, and I am so grateful to them,” Breed said in a statement.“Now that we have our testing program established and are certain that we can test everyone with symptoms, I want to extend to them the opportunity to get tested more easily — for peace of mind and to take action if needed to protect themselves and their families.”Testing capacity has been gradually expanding in San Francisco, making it possible to perform COVID-19 tests on broader populations, including those showing no signs of illness, since the virus can be transmitted by asymptomatic people. The city eventually hopes to make tests universally available.More for you“We focused first on people with symptoms — in outbreaks, vulnerable populations, case contact investigations and among essential workers,” Colfax said in a statement. “As the circle keeps widening, we now can test more people without symptoms, including close contacts, residents and staff of skilled nursing facilities and essential workers.”Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.The free tests will be administered at San Francisco’s CityTestSF sites — at Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero and South of Market at 600 Seventh Street — and at the health department’s community testing sites at Southeast Health Center in the Bayview, Castro-Mission Health Center in the Castro, Maxine Hall Health Center in the Western Addition and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital in the Mission.Eligible workers seeking a COVID-19 test can set up an appointment through San Francisco’s or through their health care providers.Dominic Fracassa is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

San Francisco is now making making free COVID-19 tests available to any worker who must leave their home and interact with the public — diminishing or eliminating their ability to practice social distancing — while on the job, regardless of whether they present symptoms of a coronavirus infection.The new testing policy, announced by Mayor London Breed and Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax on Monday, represents the city’s latest expansion of testing efforts. Free tests had previously been available only to “essential” employees working in San Francisco during the pandemic, like health...

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