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>> NO MORE GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. AND NO SCHOOL TOMORROW. THAT IS THE MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR THIS MORNING PART OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN ITS ENTIRETY. ALL IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. >> DESPITE THIS GUIDANCE SEVERAL VENUES CONTINUED THEIR EVENTS. SO TODAY'S ORDER MAKES IT MANDATORY. TOLERATE. NO CONCERT IS WORTH THE SPREAD OF THIS PANDEMIC. >> WHAT THAT MEANS IS ALL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED AT LEAST FOR TWO WEEKS STARTING MONDAY, TOMORROW. UNDER THIS ORDER GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ARE ALSO BANNED. NOW, SCHOOLS ISSUED A STATEMENT ABOUT THAT MANDATORY TWO-WEEK CLOSURE. THEY'RE STILL WORKING OUT DETAILS AND WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION TOMORROW. >> ROCKINGHAM MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY WILL BE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FEED STUDENTS. DISTRICT LEADERS TELL US THAT MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON. STAYING IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNOUNCED AN EXTENDED SPRING BREAK. ONLINE CLASSES START MONDAY MARCH 23RD. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING WILL CONTINUE. THE LIBRARY AND TESTING CENTER WILL STAY OPEN FOR STUDENTS. SCHOOLS ARE ALSO COMPLYING TO THE DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL MARCH 27 BUT SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY, TOMORROW. SO THAT STUDENTS CAN PICK UP MATERIALS AND PERSONAL ITEMS. THE DISTRICT SAYS IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS. >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE WE HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN OUR TEACHERS, VIRTUAL LEARNING WILL NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF OR BE OF THE SAME QUANTITY OR QUALITY AS THE DAY-TO-DAY INSTRUCTION YOUR CHILD IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING. >> THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ASKING PEOPLE TO CALL OR CHECK THE WEBSITE IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS AGAIN, PEOPLE CANNOT GATHER IN MORE THAN GROUPS OF 100. ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING AT ONE THE DISTRICT SAYS IT WILL MAKE MORE ANANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK STARTING WITH ANOTHER NEWS CONFERENCE SET FOR LATER TODAY. SCHOOLS ARE REPORTING THEIR CLOSINGS ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST IN OUR AREA. -- IN OUR WEBSITE. THIS INCLUDES PLACES OF WORSHIP AS WELL IN TIME FOR SUNDAY MORNING WHICH MANY ARE CLOSED OR HOLDING ONLINE SERVICES BANNING GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE AS THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUES TO GROW. 26 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN OUR STATE. THIS TIME YESTERDAY THERE WERE 18 KNOWN CASES. THE C.D.C. REPORTS IN THE U.S. AS A WHOLE THERE ARE AT LEAST 2,816 CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS. IN 58 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM IT. THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM THE 50 REPORTED DEAD YESTERDAY. THE C.D.C. SAYS WEST VIRGINIA IS THE ONLY STATE THAT HASN'T REPORTED A CASE OF THE CORONAVIRUS. AFTER LONG DELAYS AND SERIOUS COMPLAINTS CORONAVIRUS TESTING IS BEGINNING TO RAMP UP BUT THERE ARE SOME LINES AT TESTING CENTERS AND SOME WHO ARE SUFFERING AND SAY THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GET TESTED. >> AS CORONAVIRUS TESTING EXPANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE LINES ARE GROWING. AT THIS DRIVE-THROUGH LOCATION IN COLORADO CARS STRETCHED DOWN THE DEMAND SO HIGH OFFICIALS CLOSED EARLY. AT THE CENTER OF THE OUTBREAK NEW ROCHELLE DRIVERS WERE SCREENED BEFORE THEY COULD ENTER. THE STATE'S MOBILE TEST SITE LAUNCHED FRIDAY PROCESSING 150 CARS. TEST RESULTS EXPECTED IN 24-48 HOURS DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S HEALTH AND RISK LEVEL. >> THE MORE TESTS WE TAKE, THE MORE THAT NUMBER WILL GO UP. NOBODY BELIEVES THERE'S ONLY 500 DAYSES OF CORONAVIRUS IN NEW YORK TODAY. WE BELIEVE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CORONAVIRUS. >> INSIDE KIZER'S TESTING LOCATION IN THE BAY AREA, AN EIGHT-PERSON MEDICAL TEAM IS GETTING PEOPLE THROUGH IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. >> ONCE I HAVE THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ON I EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES AND THE SWAB WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT IN THE BACK OF THE NARES. >> BUT GETTING TO THIS POINT IS EASY. >> I CANNOT GET TESTED. THERE IS NO TESTING AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE IN MY SITUATION. BASICALLY THAT MEANS THAT SINCE I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A KNOWN POSITIVE TEST CASE. >> BUT TESTING CAPACITY GOT A BIG BOOST WHEN THE F.D.A. GAVE PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT ROSHE THE GREEN LIGHT SAYING ITS LABS HAVE 400,000 TEST KITS READY TO SHIP THIS WEEKEND. THE ADMINISTRATION HOPING FOR AT LEAST 5 MILLION MORE TESTS WITHIN A MONTH. OFFICIALS ALSO ANNOUNCING A COVID-19 SCREENING WEBSITE. BUT THE DETAILS ON WHEN IT WILL LAUFPK AND HOW IT WILL WORK STILL UNCLEAR. >> THE FIRST COMMERCIAL COMPANY HAS GOIFEN APPROVAL TO SUPPLY AND RUN TESTS FOR THE CORONAVIRUS. THEY RECEIVED EMERGENCY APPROVAL BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT LAST WEEK AS YOU JUST HEARD. THE COMPANY'S AUTOMATED MACHINES CAN PROCESS MORE THAN 1300 TESTS IN AN EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT. THE HEAD OF THE COMPANY SIZZ HE HOPES THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON CONTAINING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. >> THE INSTRUMENT BEHIND ME IS AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT TO WHAT IS CORONA TESTING. >> THE COMPANY GOT APPROVAL TO SUPPLY TEST KIDS TO 32 LABS AROUND THE COUNTRY. 400,000 KITS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED WITH MORE THAN 1 MILLION EXPECTED TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY NEXT MONTH. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS SAY THEY FOUND SUSPECTED FAKE TEST KITS AT LAX. THEY DISCOVERED SIX PLASTIC BAGS LABELED TO APPEAR AS IF THEY WERE MEANT TO SHIP FOR COVID-19. OFFICERS SAY PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAREFUL OF AT-HOME TEST KITS. 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