JERSEY CITY – One of the city’s two COVID-19 testing sites is moving from Downtown to the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, said Ward F Councilman Jermaine Robinson.

Testing at the Bethune Center will start Saturday and be done on a walk-up basis. Testing is open to any Jersey City resident for free. The center’s hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Robinson said.

In order to be tested, individuals must call in advance to be screened.

Jersey City opened its two testing centers on March 27 — a drive-thru site at 575 Route 440 and a walk-up site at the Fire Department Headquarters on Marin Boulevard.

“I’ve spoken to a few people that said ‘Oh I do feel a little sick but I don’t have transportation to get to 440 or get downtown but since it’s going to be here (at the Bethune Center) I will make an appointment,’” Robinson said.

The drive-thru site on Route 440 will remain in place. There are no current plans to introduce a third site, Robinson said.

To make an appointment at either testing site, call 201-547-5535 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., seven days a week.