Kauffman Stadium opens as temporary COVID testing site beginning Monday in Kansas City
Free coronavirus testing will be available next week at Kauffman Stadium, as well as other select locations around Kansas City.
The testing site at the home of the Kansas City Royals will open Monday, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Those hoping to get tested must pre-register online to make an appointment.
The testing will take place at stadium parking lot at 1 Royal Way.
Appointments will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and then begin again on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 17, and continue Jan. 18 and Jan. 19.
Testing through the state is also available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Monday, Thursday and Friday in the parking lot of Heavy Construction Laborers #663 at 7820 Prospect Avenue in Kansas City.
An additional site is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot of Teamsters Local #955 at 4501 Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard in Kansas City.
This story was originally published January 9, 2022 at 7:54 AM.
