Signs of the times: Mustard Seed Community Health is keeping its staff and its patients safe by asking patients with symptoms typical of COVID-19 to come to the back door where they are given a mask and taken into an examining room without going through the waiting room. Because COVID-19 tests are not free, Mustard Seed patients without insurance–many of whom work in restaurants, nursing homes, and hotels–must go through a multi-step process to be tested by the Public Health Department, which can mean a delay of many days.
