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                        Medical personnel at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center pathology lab at the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas have begun conducting its own testing for COVID-19 on samples from patients suspected of having the illness. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Robert Shelley)
                
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Watch: Wilford Hall begins in-house COVID-19 testingPublished April 21, 2020
                    
                    
                    59th Medical Wing Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) --**While supporting the**37th Training Wing** and **basic military training** personnel, Airmen from the **59th Medical Wing** have stepped up to the fight against **COVID-19** by beginning testing samples taken from patients suspected of having coronavirus. The in-house testing at the **Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center**’s pathology lab will allow for quicker results, allowing Air Force basic military training to continue while reducing the risk of infection.AFWN 



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