Los Angeles is now the first major city to offer COVID-19 tests to anybody who wants one, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday

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• Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that anybody who wants a COVID-19 test can now sign up to get one.
• Los Angeles is the first major city in the US to extend testing to people who have no symptoms of the coronavirus. Front-line workers and those with signs of COVID-19 will continue to have priority.
• The city now has the capacity to test over 18,000 people per day.
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Back in March, US President Donald Trump promised that "anybody that wants a test can get a test." That was not true then — but, eight weeks later, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says it is now the case in his city, making it the first in the nation to achieve the milestone.

"We know that coronavirus is a silent killer that moves quietly through the population," Garcetti said at an April 29 press conference, announcing the move. As of Wednesday night, Los Angeles had over 1,000 deaths from the virus and 22,485 cases.

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