LINCOLN - CVS has announced plans to set up four drive-thru COVID-19 testing locations in Lincoln and three in the Omaha area.

The tests will be performed at drive-up windows at the sites via a self swab. People getting tested will be handed a testing kit and will swab themselves with direction from a CVS pharmacy employee. CVS will send tests to a commercial lab, and results usually come back in 2-4 days.

Larry J. Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Health said, “Opening access to testing in more locations using our drive-thru window represents an important milestone in our response to the pandemic.” The CVS sites will add to other drive-thru testing sites in Lincoln run by Bryan Health, CHI Health, Test Nebraska and other health providers.