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One day test sites to be set up, in two counties

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One day test sites to be set up, in two counties
One day test sites to be set up, in two counties
Mississippi is taking a more aggressive stance in fight against COVID-19.

THAT'S RIGHT, KEEGAN...TOMORROW, AND TOMMOROW ONLY... AONE DAY SITE WILL BE SET UP IN 2COUNTIESOFFICIALS SAY THEY BELIEVE NEEDSIGNIFICANTLY MORE COVID-19TESTING... DR. THOMAS DOBBS OF THEMISSISSIPPI STATEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS WITHCASECONTINUING TO RISE IN THESTATE...EVEN WITHSOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES INPLACE,THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLEPOSITIVE WITHCOVID-19, AND MORE DEATHS ON THEHORIZON...THAT IS WAY MEDICAL OFFICERS AREPUSHINGFOR MORE AGGRESSIVE MEASURES...IT WILL START FRIDAY, WITHONE-DAY, DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITES IN TWOLOCATIONS...DESOTO AND COAHOMACOUNTIES...THIS SOT IS IN ROSS' 5PM PKGSOTDR. THOMAS DOBBS"THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CASEBURDEN IN THOSE AREAS AND WE'REALSO TRYING TO TARGET OUR STATEEFFORTS SO THAT THEY COMPLEMENTPRIVATE CLINICS AND COMMUNITYHOSPITAL EFFORTS."THE TESTING SITES WILL OPERATEAT THE COAHOMA EXPO CENTER INCLARKSDALE, AND LEWISBURG HIGHSCHOOL IN OLIVEBRANCH...GRAPHIC:ONE-DAY CORONAVIRUS TESTINGSITESCOAHOMA EXPO CENTER1150 WILDCAT DRIVECLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPILEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL 1755 CRAFTROADOLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI MUCHLIKE THE TESTING SITE OPERATINGHERE IN JACKSON, AT THE STATEFAIRGROUNDS, ANYONE EXPERIENCINGSYMPTOMS RELATED TO COVID-19 WHOFEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE TESTED,NEED TO FIRST BE SCREENED BY AUMMC CLINICIAN...THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DO THAT...YOU CAN CALL FOR ASCREENING...AT 601-496-7200OR, YOU CAN USE THE C-SPIREHEALTH APP,WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE INTHE APPLE ANDGOOGLE PLAY STORES...GRAPHIC:HOW DO I GET SCREENED FORCORONAVIRUSTESTING?1.

CALL FOR SCREENING:601-496-7200 OR2.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE C-SPIREHEALTH APP, THROUGH THE APPLEAPP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY STORE.IF A CLINICIAN DETERMINES YOUNEED TO BE TESTED, YOU WILL BEGIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR ASPECIMIN COLLECTION... THEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND UMMCWILL OPERATE THE ONE-DAY SITESWITH THE HELP OF THE MISSISSIPPINATIONAL GUARD, THEMISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL ANDTHEMISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION.

NOW THOSE TESTING SITES AREFREE, AND WILL BE OPEN TOMORROWONLY, FROM9 A-M TO 4 P-M.AGAIN, TESTING IS ONLY FOR THOSEWHO HAVESYMPTOMS, AND YOU MUST HAVE ANAPPOINTMENT TO BE SCREENED...REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT, TROYJOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT 10... FOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS IN THEHOSPITAL... HEALTH CARE WORKER

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