Free COVID-19 testing available in Fairbanks

June 29, 2020

Marmian Grimes

Free COVID-19 testing will be available twice a week in Fairbanks, starting June 30 and running throughout July. Testing will be available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Carlson Center parking lot. Testing days are generally Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Testing is by appointment only, so members of the public should call 452-1776 to speak with a public health official to be screened. Callers must have at least one of the following symptoms in order to qualify for testing:


  • shortness of breath

  • fever or chills

  • cough

  • fatigue

  • muscle or body aches

  • headache

  • loss of sense of taste or smell

  • sore throat

  • congestion or runny nose

  • nausea, vomiting or diarrhea