Gov. Newsom announces new website to locate the nearest testing site

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— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) May 6, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new website that will allow you to find a coronavirus test site near you.

You can locate a test site at: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Nearby/index.html?appid=43118dc0d5d348d8ab20a81967a15401

Riverside County has multiple testing sites already open. There are sites in Indio, Riverside, Perris, Hemet, Blythe, and Coachella.

The county was set to open eight more sites today, however, there was some kind of delay and they weren't opened. We reached out to county officials to confirm when the sites will be ready to open.

Read: Riverside County opening 8 new testing sites, two in the Coachella Valley

The following locations will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. by appointment only:

• Mecca Boys and Girls Club
  91391 66th Ave
  Mecca, Ca
• Moses Schaffer Community Center
  21565 Steele Peak
  Perris, CA 92570
• Mead Valley Community Center
  21091 Rider St.
  Perris, CA 92570
• Jurupa Valley Fleet Center 
  5293 Mission Boulevard
  Riverside, CA 92509
• Nellie Weaver Hall
  3737 Crestview
  Norco, CA 92860

The following locations will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:

• Lozano Community Center
  12-800 West Arroyo
  Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
• Noble Creek Community Center
  390 W. Oak Valley Parkway
  Beaumont, CA 92223
• Valle Vista Community Center
  43935 E. Acacia Ave.
  Hemet, CA 92544

To schedule a testing appointment, call (833) 624-1097.

There are other testing sites in Indio, Blythe, Perris, Riverside, and Lake Elsinore. Testing is available to all residents, even those without symptoms.

Call 800-945-6171 to set up an appointment

Symptoms

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Chills
• Repeated shaking with chills
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell

These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the CDC.

In addition, Governor Newsom announced that he signed an executive order for property tax relief until next May.

Gov. @GavinNewsom coronavirus briefing points today:
-exec. order for property tax relief waiving some fees/fines until next May
- essential workers who got #Covid_19 presumably from being on the job should get worker’s compensation — a heated point btwn insurers and laborers

— Angela Chen KESQ (@AngelaWChen) May 6, 2020

On Thursday, Gov. Newsom is expected to release the guidelines to allow some retail stores to reopen as soon as Friday under phase 2 of the state's roadmap to recovery.

Watch: Gov. Newsom to allow some businesses to open on Friday with modifications

We'll have full coverage of Thursday's announcement live at Noon on News Channel 3 and KESQ.com.