WALMART, QUEST DIAGNOSTICS AND DRONEUP PILOT DRONE COVID-19 AT-HOME SELF-COLLECTION KIT DELIVERY IN NORTH LAS VEGAS
(World News Science)

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV - Sept. 22 -Walmart, Quest Diagnostics, and DroneUp today announced a pilot program to provide drone delivery of COVID-19 at-home self-collection kits to single-family homes in the North Las Vegas-area. Drone deliveries will launch from the North Las Vegas Walmart, located at 1807 West Craig Road, to single-family homes within a 1-mile radius of the store. Learnings from this pilot will help determine what roles drones can play in pandemic response, health care delivery and retail. The drone delivery pilot will be available while supplies last every day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather and visibility permitting. Once delivered, patients will perform a...