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>> IF THE KEY TO DEALING WITH THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK REALLY IS TESTING, THE JEFFERSON PARISH WILL TAKE A MAJOR STEP FORWA STARTING TOMORROW MORNING. >> WE WILL HAVE A MOBILE UNIT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ALLOW FOR TESTING FOR OUR COMMUNITY SO IT’S MORE CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE WHO PERHAPS HAVE NEVER BEEN TESTED BEFORE. >> THE PARTNERSHIP BRINGS JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT TOGETHER WITH LCMC HOSPITAL TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE ACCESS. IT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THE DISPROPORTIONATE AND UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF DEATHS AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS. THE OLD TESTING SITE AT THE SENIOR CENTER WILL PROVIDE TESTING TO RESIDENTS WITH OR WITHOUT SYMPTOMS. IT WILL BE 250 TESTS PER DAY UNTIL THE TEST RUN OUT. IT ALL KICKS OFF TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:00 A.M. >> THE FACT THAT THEY ARE GETTING CREATIVE AND NOT JUST DO THE DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING BUT REALLY TRY TO GET DEEP INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE YOU CAN WALK UP AND REACH A DIFFERENT SET OF PEOPLE. >> THE NEXT PHASE FOR ARC AMENITIES TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE EDUCATION OUT TO THE FOLKS AND THEY KNOW HOW TO FIGHT THIS WHETHER IT BE THROUGH TESTING WHETHER THEY ARE POSITIVE OR NOT WERE TO KNOW HOW TO KEEP THIS FROM IMPACTING THEIR FAMILIES. >> BEGINNING AT 9 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING IN THE COMMITTEE CENTER ON AMES BOULEVARD, YOU CAN WALK UP AND BE TESTED FOR COVID 19 TO SEE IF YOU ARE ILL OR NOT. LET’S FACE IT, FOLKS WANT YOU TO TAKE T

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