South Philadelphia Coronavirus Testing Site May Open As Early As Friday

Alecia Reid reports.

TRAVELING AND ALSO SIGNED ANEXECUTIVE ORDER POSTPONINGNUMEROUS ELECTIONS UNTIL MAY12TH.UKEE.STEPHANIE WE ARE LEARNINGMORE TODAY ABOUTPHILADELPHIAES A FIRST VIRUSTESTING LOCATION AS WELL ASBIG CHANGE SEPTA IS MAKINGTHIS WEEKEND.ALYCIA REID'S IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA WITH THIS VITALINFORMATION, ALYCIA.REPORTER: UKEEPHILADELPHIA'S FIRSTCORONAVIRUS TESTING SITE MAYOPEN UP AS EARLY AS TOMORROWAFTERNOON.AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT PHILLY'SHEALTH COMMISSIONER THOMASFARLY IS HOPING.TEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING HEREOUTSIDE CITIZENS BANK PARK FORDAYS AND ONCE OPENED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WILL BE SOME OFTHE FIRST PEOPLE TESTED.AFTER THAT PEOPLE OVER 50 WILLBE CONSIDERED.ALSO DURING THE MAYOR'S PRESSCONFERENCE TODAY SEPTAOFFICIALS SAY TRANSITSERVICES, WILL BE REDUCED TOSATURDAY SCHEDULES, SEVEN DAYSA WEEK, BEGINNING SUNDAY UNTILFURTHER NOTICE.THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A60 PERCENT DECREASE INRIDERSHIP SINCE SCHOOLS ANDBUSINESSES CLOSED.AS THE STATE CONTINUES TO CURBTHE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS,MAYOR KENNEY ANNOUNCED PHLCOVID 19 FUND USED TO AIDNONPROFITS ON THE FRONT LINESOF THE PANDEMIC.HE SAID MISSION DRIVEN LEADERSARE CONCERNED THEY WON'T BEABLE TO CONTINUE SERVING THELESS FORTUNATE.THIS FUND IS A COMBINATION OFTHE PHILANTHROPIC GOVERNMENTAND BUSINESS AGENCIES COMINGTOGETHER.DONATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTETODD NONPROFITS SUCH AS FOODPANTRIES AND HEALTHORGANIZATIONS.IT IS BASED, FOCUSED ONGETTING FUNDS OUT QUICKLY TOTHOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ONTHE FRONT LINE WITH THE MOSTVULNERABLE PEOPLE.REPORTER: SO FAR SIXMILLION-DOLLAR HAS BEEN RAISEDBUT THEY NEED PUBLIC'S HELP.YOU CAN FINE OUT MORE ABOUTTHE FUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT CBSPHILLY.COM.REPORTING LIVE FROM SOUTH