COVID-19 testing underway at State Capitol

COVID-19 testing underway at State Capitol

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE TESTEDHERE AT THE CAPITOLTODAY.PEOPLE WHO WORK INSIDE THECAPITOLBUILDING WANT TO TAKE EXTRAPRECAUTIONSESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEENAROUNDLEGISLATORS WHO TESTED POSITIVE.

"BECAUSE OF HOW MANY PEOPLETHEY'VE BEEN AROUND WE WANT TOGO AHEAD AND OFFER TESTING TOPRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IN THECAPITOL, STAFF AND LEGISLATORSSO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GETPEOPLE DIAGNOSED AND ISOLATED ASQUICKLY AS POSSIBLE."THIS COMES AFTER THE STATE'SHOUSE SPEAKER PHILIP GUNN...HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE BOBROWN..

AND OTHERS TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS."I INFORMED EVERYONE THAT I CANCALL THAT IWAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH OVERTHE LASTWEEK.

REACHED OUT TO THEM ANDINFORMEDTHEM.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THATTHEY TOOCAN TAKE PRECAUTIONS."GUNN WAS INFORMED SUNDAY HE HASCOVID-19."LAST WEEK I WAS IN CLOSEPROXIMITY TO AN INDIVIDUAL ONEOFOUR HOUSE MEMBERS WHO HAS TESTEDPOSITIVE SO I FELTLIKE I NEEDED TO GO GET MYSELFTESTED."THE GOVERNOR AND REPRESENTATIVEEARLEBANKS ARE JUST A COUPLE OFLAWMAKERSWHO RECEIVED THE TEST MONDAY.DOBBS SAYS LEADERS ARE WORKINGTO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE AT THECAPITOL HAVE BEENAFFECTED BY THE VIRUS."RIGHT NOW IT'S AROUND 10 ORLESS.

WE HAVE SEVERAL MOREWITH SYMPTOMS WE ARE WAITING TOGET WORKED UP THAT'S NOTJUST LAWMAKERS SOME OF THAT ISALSO STAFF MEMBERS." STATE HEALTH LEADERS SAY PEOPLESHOULD RECEIVE THEIR TESTRESULTS TOMORROW.IN JACKSON SHALEEKA POWELL 16WAPT NEWS.

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