PRESS RELEASE

City of Long Beach 
Public Information Office
411 W. Ocean Blvd, 
Long Beach, CA 90802
www.longbeach.gov

5/31/2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Release # 53122-1
Subject:
Veterans Stadium COVID-19 Testing Site To Temporarily Modify its Schedule in June for Long Beach City College Graduation Ceremonies
Contact:
Jennifer Rice Epstein
562.441.3590
Jennifer.RiceEpstein@longbeach.gov
Public Affairs Officer
Health and Human Services




Due to upcoming scheduled graduation ceremonies, the COVID-19 testing site at Veterans Memorial Stadium will temporarily modify its schedule for certain days in June, beginning Thursday, June 2.

The Veterans Memorial Stadium COVID-19 testing clinic will adhere to the following schedule in June:

  • Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m.
    • Thursday, June 2, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    • Friday, June 3, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    • Thursday, June 9, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    • Monday, June 13, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    • Tuesday, June 14 and Wednesday, June 15
      • The testing site will be closed

Normal operations will resume on Thursday, June 16. Schedules and appointments are available at longbeach.gov/covid19testing.

With cases continuing to rise in Long Beach, The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) is urging residents to adhere to the Health Order. Additionally, Health Officials are strongly recommending Long Beach residents take additional measures to protect themselves and others and slow the spread, including masking indoors, especially after close contact with someone who tested positive, and other common-sense safety strategies, such as staying home when sick; frequent hand washing; testing for COVID-19 when in contact with someone who has the virus or when experiencing any COVID-like symptoms; and becoming vaccinated and boosted when eligible.

Many symptoms of COVID-19 resemble those of a cold, flu and allergies. Anyone experiencing congestion or a runny nose, the sniffles, sore throat, fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, nausea or vomiting or diarrhea should get tested for COVID-19 and otherwise stay home to prevent passing their illness onto others. Testing appointments can be made at longbeach.gov/covid19testing or by calling 562.570.4636.

For the latest information on COVID-19, with details on all that the City of Long Beach is doing to keep our residents safe, visit longbeach.gov/COVID19 and follow @LongBeachCity and @LBHealthDept on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. People may also visit longbeach.gov/COVID19data for up-to-date information regarding cases and vaccines in Long Beach.