Nebraska Medicine to open COVID-19 testing site on UNO's campus later this week

Nebraska Medicine to open COVID-19 testing site on UNO's campus later this week

HERE'S WHAT WEKNOW ABOUT THESPREAD OF THECORONAVIRUS INNEBRASKA:RIGHT NOW, THEREARE 412 CONFIRMEDCASES IN THE STATEAND 9 DEATHS.THE MOST RECENTDEATH IS HERE INDOUGLAS COUNTY,ALONG WITH 159 OFTHE CASES.THERE HAVE BEENMORE THAN 65-HUNDRED TESTSCOMPLETED.THIS WEEK,NEBRASKA MEDICINESTAFF WILL BESTARTINGCORONAVIRUSTESTING ON U-N-O'SCAMPUS.THIS DRIVE-THRU SITEIS ONLY OPEN TOTHOSE WHO HAVEBEEN GIVEN ATESTING LAB ORDERFROM A NEBRASKAMEDICINE PROVIDER.REPORTER PHILBERGMAN IS LIVE ATTHE SITE WITH MORE.GOOD EVENINGTHETESTING SITE ISBEHIND ME AND THETESTING WILL TAKEPLACE IN THEGARAGE.STAFF WAS OUT HERETHIS MORNINGGETTING THE SITEREADY.THE PURPOSE OF THISCLINIC IS TO HELPREDUCE THE STRAINON PATIENTS ANDSTAFF AT NEBRASKAMEDICAL CENTER,BELLEVUE MEDICALCENTER AND OTHERCENTERS IN THEAREA.PATIENTS WHO AREGETTING TESTED WILLNEED TO ENTERCAMPUS BY THE 67AND DODGEENTRANCE.FROM THERE SIGNSWILL LEAD THEM TOLOT M WHICH ISNORTH OF WHERE I'MSTANDING AND CHECKINTHOSE GETTING ATEST WILL NEED TOHAVE A PHOTO I-D ANDTHEIR LAB ORDERWITH THEM.THEY'LL THEN BEESCORTED DOWN TOLOT N AND WILL LINEUP IN BETWEENCONES AND THENHEAD IN TO THETESTING SITE IN THEGARAGE.THEY WILL NEVERLEAVE THE CARS ASPART OF THEPROCESS.AS WELL DR.MARK RUPP, ANINFECTIOUS DISEASESSPECIALIST WITHNEBRASKA MEDICINESAID IN A STATEMENTEVERY PRECAUTION ISIN PLACE TO PROTECTPEOPLE ON CAMPUSAND NEBRASKAMEDICINE STAFFMEMBERS WILL BETHE ONLY PEOPLECOMING IN CLOSECONTACT WITH THEPATIENTS.HE ALSO SAID THOSETAKING THE SAMPLESHAVE BEEN PROPERLYTRAINED AND WILL BEWEARING PROPERPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.THE GOAL IS TO HAVETHIS SITE UP ANDRUNNING LATER THISWEEK AND WILL BEOPEN FROM 8 A-MUNTIL NOON.CAMPUS POLICE AREPLANNING ONKEEPING THE ROADBY THE SITE OPEN TOTHROUGH-TRAFFICWHICH IS WHYTHEY'RE DIRECTINGPEOPLE TO ENTER AT67 AND DODGE ANDARE STAGING CARS INTHE PARKING LOTS.AGAIN, THIS SITE ISNOT OPEN TO THEPUBLIC BUT ONLY TOTHOSE WHO HAVEBEEN REFERRED BY ANEBRASKA MEDICINEPROVIDER.REPORTING ON U-N-O'S CAMPUS INOMAHA, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.JUST LAST FRIDAY,