24 HOURS A DAY. 12 NEWS CHERNEY AMHARA TAKES US TO HAYAT PHARMACY AT 6TH AND LAYTON, WHERE THE DEMAND IS STRONG. CHNEER IT IS A BUSY MORNING. >> I GOT HERE AND THE LINES ARE INCREDIBLE. CHERNEY: INCREDIBLE INDEED. AND AT THE HAYAT PHARMACY ON LAYTON AVENUE IN MILWAUKEE, THAT’S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. >> WE ARE 24 HOURS. PEOPLE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN TESTING RIGHT NOW. CHERNEY: ALL-DAY TESTING, A FIRST IN THE PANDEMIC IN OUR AREA. >> THE WAY COVID IS SPREADING, WE NEED A LOT OF TESTING. CHERNEY: PHARMACISTS SAY THIS CONCEPT WILL CONTINUE AT HAY, AS LONG AS THERE’S A NEED, AND IN THIS COMMUNITY, THEY’VE SEEN . WE DON’T NEED TTEO LL YOU ABOUT THE DEMAND. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE IT. THIS LINE IS STRETCHING THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOT, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. VIDEO CAPTURED JUST 10 MINUTES AFTER THE TESTING SITE OPEN, STRETCHING ON THE STRT,EE ALMOST HITTING THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE. >> IT IS NOT SURPRISING AFTER ALL I HAVE SEEN ON TV AROUND THE COUNTRY. CHNEY:ER HAYAT HOPES THIS SITE WILL HELP OFFSET THE BURDEN OF TESTING DEMAND THAT HAS IKED OVER THE HOLIDAYS. >> WE TRIED TO GET TESTED YESTERDAY AND EVERYONE CLOSED SO EARLY. WE WERE HERE AT 9:00 THIS MORNG INTO WAIINT LINE. BUT I THINK IT IS HELPFUL BECAUSE IT IS SO HARD TO GET TESTED. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR DOING THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS AIG B NEED. WHOEVER OWN
Hayat Pharmacy begins 24-hour COVID-19 testing
Pharmacy said 24-hour-a-day testing will last as long as needed
Updated: 6:25 PM CST Jan 1, 2022
After a surge in demand for testing, with long lines at several COVID-19 test sites across the city, one pharmacy came up with a new idea: 24-hour testing. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in Wisconsin”I got here at 9:15 a.m., and I’ve been waiting a long time and the lines are incredible,” said Sue Miszewski, who was waiting for a test.At Hayat Pharmacy on Layton Avenue in Milwaukee people can get a COVID-19 when they want it.”So yes, we are 24 hours, and as you can see, people are very interested in testing right now,” Hayat Pharmacy President Tamir Kaloti said.”The way COVID-19 is spreading right now, we need to have a lot of testing,” said Jim Awe, of Cedarburg.Pharmacists said this concept will continue at Hayat as long as there’s a need, and in this community, they’ve seen it.”Very early times at 7 a.m. until about 9 p.m., there was still huge lines at that time, so we decided we need to stay open 24 hours,” Kolati said.The line Saturday morning stretched across the parking lot, down the street almost all the way to freeway entrance.Hayat hopes this site will help offset the burden of testing demand that has spiked over the holidays.”We were actually trying to get tested yesterday, and everywhere closed so early, so we were here at 9 a.m., to wait in line, but I think it’s really helpful because it is hard to get tested right now,” Muskego resident Kelly Gahagan said.”I’d like to thank them for doing this for the community. There’s a big need, so whoever owns Hayat, thank you very much,” Miszewski said.There is no plan yet how long the site will stay open for 24 hours. At this point, the pharmacy said it’s indefinite and will be evaluated if that need changes.Sign up for coronavirus email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
After a surge in demand for testing, with long lines at several COVID-19 test sites across the city, one pharmacy came up with a new idea: 24-hour testing.
Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in Wisconsin
“I got here at 9:15 a.m., and I’ve been waiting a long time and the lines are incredible,” said Sue Miszewski, who was waiting for a test.
At Hayat Pharmacy on Layton Avenue in Milwaukee people can get a COVID-19 when they want it.
“So yes, we are 24 hours, and as you can see, people are very interested in testing right now,” Hayat Pharmacy President Tamir Kaloti said.
“The way COVID-19 is spreading right now, we need to have a lot of testing,” said Jim Awe, of Cedarburg.
Pharmacists said this concept will continue at Hayat as long as there’s a need, and in this community, they’ve seen it.
“Very early times at 7 a.m. until about 9 p.m., there was still huge lines at that time, so we decided we need to stay open 24 hours,” Kolati said.
The line Saturday morning stretched across the parking lot, down the street almost all the way to freeway entrance.
Hayat hopes this site will help offset the burden of testing demand that has spiked over the holidays.
“We were actually trying to get tested yesterday, and everywhere closed so early, so we were here at 9 a.m., to wait in line, but I think it’s really helpful because it is hard to get tested right now,” Muskego resident Kelly Gahagan said.
“I’d like to thank them for doing this for the community. There’s a big need, so whoever owns Hayat, thank you very much,” Miszewski said.
There is no plan yet how long the site will stay open for 24 hours. At this point, the pharmacy said it’s indefinite and will be evaluated if that need changes.
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