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TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. THIS TUESDAY COVET 19 TESTING WILL BEGIN AT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIRGROUNDS. THIS IS THE VIEW FROM EAGLE EYE 16 OVER THE TESTING AREA THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCED TODAY. THE TESTING WILL BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY PEOPLE MAY SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS THROUGH THE CEASEFIRE HEALTH APP THROUGH THAT TELEHEALTH APP USERS C ALSO UNDERGO ONLINE SCREENINGS. DR. SAKE OVID 19 TESTING WILL BE DONE IN A DRIVE-THROUGH FASHION. THIS I NOT WIDE OPEN TESTING. ANYBODY JUST DECIDES THEY WANT TO DO A DRIVE-THROUGH AS IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH A RESTAURANT. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO TARGET THESE RESOURCES TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST AND THAT’S GOING TO BE TESTING PEOPLE WHO ARE SYMPTOMATIC TO MAKE SURE WE CAN DIAGNOSE CODED. TESTING WILL BE DONE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. UNTIL THE OUTBREAK SUBSIDES. THERE WILL BE ONLY 128 TESTING APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED PER DAY. THE CITY OF JACKSON ANNOUNCING 10 NEW COVERT TESTING SITES AND HINDS COUNTY 16 WAPT TROY JOHNSON JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON THE CITY’S EFFORTS TO RAMP UP TESTING AND CURB THE OUTBREAK. YOU HAVE A CITY KEEGAN IS PARTNERING WITH THE JACKSON HINES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE THOSE TESTS TO RESIDENTS OF THE AREA NOW. THERE WILL BE TEN LOCATIONS IN JACKSON AND HINDS COUNTY. BUT THIS AGAIN NOT A SITUATION WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO TO ONE OF THE CENTER’S BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU HAVE COVERT 19 SYMPTOMS OFFICIALS SAY THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL AND BE PRE-SCREEN. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 6:01 THREE SIX TWO FIVE THREE TWO ONE IF THEY DETERMINE THAT YOU HAVE THE VIRUS SYMPTOMS THEN THEY’LL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR TEST COVERT 19 SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER AND RESPIRATORY ISSUES, BUT THERE ARE OTHER AILMENTS LIKE ALLERGIES SINUS FLU THAT HAVE SIMILARITIES TO CORONAVIRUS OFFICIALS. SAY IF YOU TEST POSITIVE FOR ONE OF THOSE YOU WILL NOT BE TESTED FOR COVERT 19 NOW IN ADDITION TO TESTING OF THE JACKSON-EVERS. IN METRO MIRA LOMA, BUT SAYS RESIDENTS MUST KEEP DOING THEIR PART. IF AT THIS HOUR BECAUSE OF THIS PANDEMIC YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO WORK REMOTELY IF YOU’RE OUT OF SCHOOL. THIS IS NOT AN EXTENDED VACATION. THIS IS NOT A HOLIDAY SEASON. THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND PARTY AND UNNECESSARILY THREATENED YOURSELF AND THE HEALTH OF OTHERS BY HAVING LARGE GATHERINGS. THE MAYOR IS ALSO UNDERSCORING WHAT THE CDC IS SAYING CONTINUE TO WASH YOUR HANDS. DON’T TOUCH YOUR FACE AND ALSO USE SOCIAL DISTANCING. I ASKED THE MAYOR IN THAT PRESS CONFERENCE IF HE EXPECTED TO ORDER PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME LIKE THE GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA AND ILLINOIS ARE NOW DOING HE SAYS AT THIS POINT HE IS NOT MAKING ANY OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS NOT CHANGING THE ORDERS THAT HE HAS NOW IN HIS PROCLAMATION, BUT HE SAYS THIS IS A SITUATION THINGS COULD CHANGE REPORTING LIVE AT CITY HALL TRO JOHNSON 16 WAPT NEWS BUSINESSES ACROSS MISSISSIPPI ARE BEING FORCED TO TEMPORARILY CLOSED BECAUSE OF COVE IN 1916 WAPT ZARIN PICKENS. TALK TO A DAYCARE OWNER WHO WANTS STATE LEADERS TO MANDATE THEIR CLOSURE LIKE THEY THEY DID FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MISSISSIPPI DAYCARE OWNERS LIKE SUE HARVEY ARE MAKING HARD DECISIONS. ASIANS WHEN IT COMES TO STAYING OPEN OR CLOSING DURING THE COVERT 19 OUTBREAK HARVEY OWNS HANSEL AND GRETEL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN NATCHEZ, AND SHE CHOSE TO CLOS THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT WANT TO MANDATE DAYCARES BECAUSE YES, IN FACT FIRST RESPONDERS NEED CHILDCARE. I WANT THE GOVERNOR TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP ME. I’M NO FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I AM YOU KNOW SELF EMPLOYED. THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OVERSEAS DAYCARES A SPOKESPERSON SAYS AT THIS TIME CHILDREN ARE AT LOW RISK OF GETTING ILL FROM COVERT 19 FOR DAYCARE THAT CHOOSE TO STAY OPEN ALL COVET 19 SANITATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED AS RECOMMENDED ON OUR WEBSITE. THEY ADD THE MSD H DOES NOT MAKE CLOSURE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ITS OWN WE WORK WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES IN MAKING DECISIONS. HARVEY SAYS, SHE UNDERSTANDS FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS NEED CHILDCARE WHILE THEY’RE ON THE FRONT LINES, BUT WANT STATE. THERE’S TO THINK ABOUT BUSINESSES LIKE HERS. AT RISK NOR DO I WANT TO PUT MY 72 CHILDREN AT RISK IN JACKSON ERIN PICKENS? WAPT NEW MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SAID RESCHEDULING THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF FOR THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WILL HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVERT 19. THE RUNOFF WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 31ST. IT WILL NOW BE HELD JUNE 23RD. CORONAVIRUS IS COSTING MISSISSIPPIANS THEIR JOBS. 16 WAPT IS ROSS ADAMS SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN, AND NOW UNEMPLOYED AFTER THE SCHOOL. SHE WORKED FOR SHUTDOWN. THAT’S RIGHT. THAT WOMAN TELLS US SHE WORKED FOR A LOCAL SCHOOL THROUGH A TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WANTS THAT SCHOOL CLOSED RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS THREAT. SHE LOST HER JOB. ONE WOMAN WHO LOST HER JOB BECAUSE OF CORONA VIRUS IS NOW STRUGGLING WONDERING HOW SHE’S GOING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. WELL, I HAD TWO KEYS THAT AT HOME EVERY DAY, SO I HAVE TO COOK I HAD TO FEED THEM AND BILLS MY BUSINESS NOT STOPPING BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION SO I STILL HAVE BILLS COMING IN. I SAID HAVE TO PAY HIM. THE WOMAN DIDN’T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED. SHE SAYS SHE WORKED AT A METRO SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH A TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WANTS SCHOOL. SHE WORKS AT CLOSED. OF COVET 19 CONCERNS SHE LOST HER JOB. IT’S KIND OF WORRIED. YOU WERE EASOM SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO GO. HOW YOU GOING TO GET AN INCOME ADD FONTAINE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOSPITALITY AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION. HE SAYS CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIRUS HAS ALREADY FORCED RESTAURANTS ACROSS T STATE TO CLOSE MANY. AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR T EMPLOYEES OF THOSE BUSINESSES? UNFORTUNATELY, THEY’RE BEING LAID OFF THE MOM OF TWO WEEKS. SPOKE WITH CAME TO THE WHEN JOB CENTER IN JACKSON FRIDAY TO APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB. I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG WERE GOING TO BE OUT OR UNTIL I’M ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE. NOW RIGHT NOW WE DON’T HAVE ANY SOLID NUMBERS BUT THE HEAD OF THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THOUSANDS OF MISSISSIPPIANS HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS, AND THAT COULD BE JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE PAIN LIVE IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON ROSS ADAMS 16 WAPT NEWS. A JACKSON RESTAURANT IS HELPING ITS EMPLOYEES DURING THIS COVET 19 RESTAURANT SHUT DOWN BROAD STREET BAKERY PARTNERED WITH SUNRISE FRESH PRODUCE TO SELL FRESH VEGETABLES AND BAKED GOODS ORGANIZERS SAY 60 PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE WILL GO TO BENEFIT RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES IMPACTED BY THE RESTAURANTS CLOSURE BROAD STREET CLOSED ITS DOORS EARLIER THIS WEEK TO HELP COMBAT COPE AT 19. WE’RE GOING TO PROVIDE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN THI TO TO GET PRODUCE. CAN PROVIDE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MY STAFF AS WE ARE KIND OF GOING THROUGH THIS TURMOIL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME FORM OF FOUNDATIONAL MONEY TO GET THROUGH WHAT WE’RE GOING THROUGH? NO, JEFF GOOD ALSO OWN SAL AND MOOKIE’S AND BRAVO ITALIAN RESTAURANT GOOD SAYS, ALL THREE RESTAURANTS WILL REOPEN AFTER THIS OUTBREAK IS OVER. TONIGHT AT 10:00. WE CONTINUE OUR EXTENDED COVERAGE ON COVET 19 THE 10:00 P.M. NEWSCAST WILL BE AN EXTRA 30 MINUTES LONG. WE WANT TO BE SURE YOU GET THE LATEST ON CORONAVIRUS NEWS IN MISSISSIPPI AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY PLUS GIVE YOU ANY BREAKING NEWS THAT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING JOI US FO

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