YOU HAVE HEALTH. HE SAYS DOCTORS DON’T KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE ILLNESS BUT
THEY’RE TAKING
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EVERY PRECAUTION UNTIL THEY
KNOW MORE.
THIS WEEK IN 3 FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LABS ARE
NOW ABLE TO TEST FOR
CORONAVIRUS INCLUDING ONE HERE
IN JACKSONVILLE. WE’RE TOLD
THAT
THE STATE HAD THE TESTING KITS
AVAILABLE BUT HAD TO WAIT FOR
APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT BEFORE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THE TESTING THAT
APPROVAL CAME DOWN
ON FRIDAY NEWS 4 JAX REPORTER
ALLYSON HENNING IS LIVE OUTSIDE
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
PRO STREET, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
3 LOCATIONS OFFERING THE
TESTING ALLISON WHAT HAVE YOU
LEARNED.
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>> IN THESE LAST SPOKE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR AREA ABOUT THIS LOCAL TESTING SITE
HERE AND THEY ARE THANKFUL TO
NOW HAVE THE OPTION HERE JUST
IN CASE THE CORONAVIRUS BECOMES
MORE PREVALENT IN
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OUR AREA.
>> CORONAVIRUS REMAINS AT THE
TOP OF MIND FOR FAMILIES ACROSS
OUR AREA. WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST
CONCERN.
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TRAVEL IN CHALLEN I’M NERVOUS ABOUT TRAVELING. >> HAND SANITIZERS CLEANING
WIPES AND FACE MASKS CONTINUE
FLYING OFF STORE SHELVES AS
CONCERN OF A POSSIBLE OUTBREAK
LINGERS IN THE
U S HERE IN FLORIDA THERE ARE
NO CONFIRMED CASES, BUT STATE
OFFICIALS
ARE PREPARING. THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NOW
OFFERING CORONAVIRUS TESTING AT
3 LABORATORIES MIAMI TAMPA
AND JACKSONVILLE.
>> I’M GLAD THAT THEY’RE GOING
TO HAVE THE OPPOSITE
BECAUSE ONE. WE HAVE A PLACE
WHERE WE CAN GO IN CASE,
THERE’S A FEAR OF A PANDEMIC
PEOPLE CAN GO AND GET TESTED
AND FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT THE
TEST
RESULTS IMMEDIATELY.
>> UP UNTIL THIS WEEKEND TESTS
HAD TO BE SENT TO THE CDC AND
ATLANTA WITH RESULTS TAKING
BETWEEN 3 TO
5 DAYS. NOW AT TESTING CENTERS
ACROSS THE STATE RESULTS WILL
BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 TO 48
HOURS. IT’S A MOVE DOCTORS SAY
WILL HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
THE INFECTION. >> WE KNOW THAT WE POTENTIALLY OUR STATE WHERE THERE’S GOING
TO BE A LOT OF TRAVELERS A LOT
OF PATIENTS WHO POTENTIALLY
COULD HAVE OF THE INFECTION AND
SO IT’S ANOTHER SIGN THAT THE
STATE IS BEING PROACTIVE AND
TRYING TO DO
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TESTING AND.
>> IDENTIFICATION EARLY.
>> AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO FALL UNDER A CERTAIN CATEGORY IN ORDER TO BE
TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS AT THIS
A LOCAL LAB HERE.
AHEAD AT 11 I WILL BREAK DOWN
THE CRITERIA REPORTING LIVE
TONIGHT. ALLYSON HENNING
CHANNEL 4 THE
LOCAL STATION.
>>JENESE HARRIS: NEWS 4 JAX
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FROM
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