Courtesy Image An illustration of the coronavirus provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Free coronavirus testing will be offered in Alpena on Friday, thanks to the Michigan National Guard and District Health Department No. 4.

The free, drive-thru testing will be available 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Besser Elementary School and is open to all Michigan residents.

No appointment is needed to receive testing, which will be conducted by medically-trained members of the National Guard. No doctor’s referral is required for testing, and those tested do not need to show symptoms of COVID-19, the sickness caused by the coronavirus.