Curbside coronavirus testing underway at area hospitals

Physician assistant Jessica Hamilton, left, and, registered nurse Amena Beslic, director of the emergency center, stand in front of Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak during a press conference, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Registered nurse Amena Beslic, director of the emergency center at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, holds a screening kit for a variety of viruses, including the coronavirus, March 16. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles at the hospital.

Physician assistant Jessica Hamilton, left, and registered nurse Amena Beslic, talk about the screening kit being used on patients getting screening done from their vehicles at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020.

Patients are seen by medical staff during a drive-up screening process at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Patients are seen by medical staff during a drive-up screening process at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Dozens of cars wait in line to be seen by medical staff during a drive-up screening process at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Physician assistant Jessica Hamilton, left, and registered nurse Amena Beslic, talk about the screening kit being used on patients getting screening done from their vehicles at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020.

Registered nurse Amena Beslic, director of the emergency center at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, holds a screening kit for a variety of viruses, including the coronavirus, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles at the hospital.

Patients are seen by medical staff during a drive-up screening process at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Dozens of cars wait in line during a drive-up screening process at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Dr. Nick Gilpin, Beaumont Health’s director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, said Thursday that transmission rates in the tri-county region are about double what's being seen across the country and Metro Detroit "is once again becoming a hot spot."

Physician assistant Jessica Hamilton, left, and, registered nurse Amena Beslic, director of the emergency center, stand in front of Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak during a press conference, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

James Ziadeh, Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Royal Oak, speaks during a press conference at the hospital, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Physician assistant Jessica Hamilton, left, and, registered nurse Amena Beslic, director of the emergency center, stand in front of Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak during a press conference, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles.

Registered nurse Amena Beslic, director of the emergency center at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, holds a screening kit for a variety of viruses, including the coronavirus, March 16, 2020. Members of the public concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus were able to get screening done from their vehicles at the hospital.

Members of the media record a demonstration of the drive-up screening process for the coronavirus at Beaumont hospital in Royal Oak, March 16, 2020. People concerned that they may be infected with the coronavirus are able to get screening done from their vehicles without entering the hospital.

Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak staff member gets information for curbside testing for COVID-19 and the flu for people at the North parking lot at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich. on Mar. 15, 2020. Patients have to meet specific criteria and have a respiratory illness or be mildly sick before testing is done.

A line of vehicles at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak where staff members perform curbside testing for COVID-19 and the flu for people at the North parking lot at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich. on Mar. 15, 2020. Patients have to meet specific criteria and have a respiratory illness or be mildly sick before testing is done.

Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak staff members perform curbside testing for COVID-19 and the flu for people at the North parking lot at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich. on Mar. 15, 2020. Patients have to meet specific criteria and have a respiratory illness or be mildly sick before testing is done.

Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak staff members perform curbside testing for COVID-19 and the flu for people at the North parking lot at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich. on Mar. 15, 2020. Patients have to meet specific criteria and have a respiratory illness or be mildly sick before testing is done.

Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak staff members perform curbside testing for COVID-19 and the flu for people at the North parking lot at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich. on Mar. 15, 2020. Patients have to meet specific criteria and have a respiratory illness or be mildly sick before testing is done.

Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak staff members perform curbside testing for COVID-19 and the flu for people at the North parking lot at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich. on Mar. 15, 2020. Patients have to meet specific criteria and have a respiratory illness or be mildly sick before testing is done.

Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak staff members perform curbside testing for COVID-19 and the flu for people at the North parking lot at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich. on Mar. 15, 2020. Patients have to meet specific criteria and have a respiratory illness or be mildly sick before testing is done.