Community briefs

COVID-19 testing

Santa Clara County will continue providing appointmentbased COVID-19 testing on a consistently scheduled, rotating basis into October in cities including Cupertino.

Testing will be conducted Oct. 7 and 21, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Cupertino Senior Center, 21251 Stevens Creek Blvd. Testing free and no health insurance or doctor’s note is required, but appointments are necessary and can be scheduled at https://scl.fulgentgenetics.com/appointment. Appointments will be open for scheduling seven days before the testing date. Once all appointments are filled, the location will no longer appear for scheduling on the website.

“The county has moved to an appointment-based system in order to ensure people can be tested promptly, without having to wait in long lines, or even worse, discovering they would have to come back another time,” said Supervisor Joe Simitian, whose District 5 includes Cupertino.

Virtual NAMI talk

The San Jose chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is hosting an online discussion Oct. 21 about “Managing and Maintaining Good Mental Health in Challenging Times.”

Lesa Pascali and Kathy Forward from National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) and Santa Clara County Mental Health for All will talk about how the Covid-19 pandemic, racial injustice and natural disasters affect us on a daily basis, increasing anxiety, isolation and depression. Pascali, who is a marriage family therapist, will address how to cope with these feelings.

The talk is set for 7-8:30 p.m. Register at Eventbrite.com.