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>> MY HOPE IS THAT WE ARE TAKING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO IT. HADAS: HEALTH EXPERTS STILL CONSIDER THE RISK OF CATCHING CORONAVIRUS IN FLORIDA LOW. EVEN SO, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE TAKING NO CHANCES. WEDNESDAY MORNING, STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND CFO JIMMY PATRONIS MET WITH CENTRAL FLORIDA FIRE CHIEFS TO MAKE SURE 911 AND HAZMAT RESPONSE PROTOCOLS ARE GOOD TO GO. THE HOPE IS THAT IF THOSE PROTOCOLS ARE IN PLACE, OUR POTENTIAL NEED FOR RECOVERY HERE WON’T MATCH WHAT WE’VE SEEN IN SOME OTHER STATES. >> WE HAVE GOT AN INCIDENT IN WASHINGTON STATE, YOU HAVE GOT AN ENTIRE FIRE STATION SHUT DOWN BECAUSE CERTAIN 911 PROTOCOLS WEREN’T ADOPTED YET. PEOPLE ARE ANSWERING THE PHONE CALLS AND DIALING 911 AND RESPONDING TO THE SCENE, NOT KNOWING THEY WERE POTENTIALLY SHOWING UP TO EIGHT VIRAL OUTBREAK. HADAS: ORLANDO’S FI FIRE CHIEF IS SENDING OUT REMINDERS STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF DECONTAMINATING AFTER A CALL, AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO ANY GIVEN CALL THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE CORONAVIRUS. >> NORMALLY WE SEND A TRANSPORT UNIT AND A FIRE TRUCK TO AN EMS CALL. FIVE TO SIX PEOPLE. NO REASON FOR ALL FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT. HADAS: ORLANDO’S 52 SAYS -- FIRE CHIEF SAYS HIS CREWS ARE CONCERNED BUT PREPARED. >> WE HAVE A PLAN THAT AS WE APPROACH THE PATIENT FROM A DISTANCE, THE FIRST RESPONDERS FEEL THAT THERE IS A POSSIBLE EXPOSURE SITUATION AND WE WILL E RR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. HADAS: AT THE END OF THE DAY, PATRONIS SAYS HE BELIEVES RESPONDERS LIKE THESE, WHO FACE HURRICANES YEARLY, ARE SOME OF THE MOST READY IN THE COUNTRY. REPORTING IN ORLANDO, HADAS BROWN, WESH 2 NEWS. MICHELLE: PATRONIS SAYS FLORIDA’S SENATE PRESIDENT TOLD HIM THEY WERE WORKING TO SET ASIDE STATE MONEY FOR MORE GEAR LIKE GOWNS, MASKS, AND GOGGLES, IN CASE THERE ENDS UP BEIN

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Florida has a third presumptive positive case of Coronavirus, according to the Florida Department of Health.Related video above: ‘A matter of time’: Orange County officials prep for coronavirusTwo of the cases have been confirmed while the third case made public Tuesday is awaiting confirmation from federal health officials.The CDC confirmed Monday afternoon that two people in Florida have tested positive for the coronavirus.New York man who tested positive for coronavirus traveled to Florida. The state learned about the case from media reportsFlorida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees announced that a Hillsborough County woman in her 20s “presumptively tested positive” for COVID-19 after a recent trip to Northern Italy. Rivkees said she remains isolated at her home.A Manatee County man in his 60s also tested “presumptive positive” for COVID-19. He remains hospitalized with pneumonia in Manatee County where he is in stable condition, Rivkees said. Health officials are not yet sure where the man may have contracted the virus.Details about the third case were not immediately available. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the state is monitoring 184 potential coronavirus cases and said the threat to the public remains low.Officials: More than 100 cases of coronavirus reported in US, roughly one-quarter not travel-relatedThe announcement of the first Florida cases came a day after the Department of Health said state laboratories in Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami can now test for the coronavirus, instead of having to send samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Deputy Secretary of Health Shamarial Roberson said that will shorten the time to receive results from tests.U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., issued a statement Sunday night saying he will work to get federal aid to help Florida with the virus, which emerged late last year in China.‘A matter of time’: Orange County officials prep for coronavirus“The health and safety of every Floridian, especially the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, remain my highest priority,” Rubio said. “I will continue to work with the Trump Administration and Governor DeSantis to ensure our state has the resources and information it needs. I am working with my colleagues in Congress on a funding package to ensure Florida has every available federal resource to respond to the coronavirus, and I look forward to its swift passage in the coming weeks.”The Florida Department of Health has a hotline for COVID-19 at 1-866-779-6121. The Call Center is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Residents can also send questions via email at COVID-19@flhealth.gov.There is also a dedicated call center for Orange County. The phone number is 407-723-5004. That call center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.