More than 100 people in Riviera Beach received free testing for the coronavirus Thursday.
PALM BEACH COUNTY FOUNDATIONIS HELPING UNDER-TESTEDCOMMUNITIES IMPACTED BYCOVID-19.
WPTV NEWS CHANNELFIVES SABIRAH RAYFORD SPOKEWITH A WOMAN WHO SAYS IT TOOWEEKS TO GET TESTED.<< OUTSIDE OF JAYAND MINISTRY IN RIVIERA BEAC&“ITDIFFERENT SIGN OF FAITH“ITPERFECT, ITTHE CITY THAT WELL NEEDED IT”THURSDAY CHRYSTAL ARCHER WASFINALLY ABLE TO GET TESTED FCOVID-19.“WE COULDNTESTED YOU KNOW EARLIER ON.ONCE WE HEARD ABOUT THIS WESIGNED UP” ARCHER WHO IS ADIABETIC, SAYS HER DOCTORRECOMMEND SHE GET A COVID-19TEST.
HOWEVER SHE SAYS,LOCATION, COSTS ANDAVAILABILITY MADE ITDIFFICULT.
DR. ONEKA MARRIOTTSAYS ITWHILE WORKING ON THEFRONTLINES OF THIS PANDEMIC.“WE WERE OUT ON TUESDAY AT THEDUNBAR COMMUNITY AND WE TESTOVER 134 PEOPLE AND WE KNOWTHAT WITHOUT THAT SUPPORT ANDWITHOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY A LOTOF THE MINORITY COMMUNITYWOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BETESTED” THE PRESIDENT OFQUANTUM FOUNDATION ERIC KELLYSAYS THE NEED FOR HEALTHEQUITY INSPIRED THEIR 50THOUSAND DOLLAR INVESTMENT TOFOUNDCARE HEALTH CENTER TOHELP UNDER- TESTEDCOMMUNITIES.
AS OF MONDAY, OUTOF MORE THAN 6,000 TESTSCOMPLETED AT THE TWO MAJORSITES IN THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY, WHITE PEOPLE MADE UP51 PERCENT WHILE BLACK PEOPLEMADE UP 13 PERCENT.“WHAT WEWANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE WEJUMP AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND BEMORE PROACTIVE AND INTENTIONABOUT MAKING SURE WE CAN GETTESTS” THE MAYOR OF RIVIERABEACH SAYS HE JUMPED ON THEOPPORTUNITY TO GET TESTING TOHIS CITY AFTER SEEINGRESIDENTS STRUGGLE.
AROUND 1TESTS WERE OFFERED THURSDA“ITHEALTH ISSUES IN OURCOMMUNITY.
THIS IS GREAT THIIS CLOSE” REPORTING INRIVIERA BEACH, SABIRRAYFORD, WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.WE'RE OPEN!
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Meant to narrow the gap in a community city officials say is under-served, starting Saturday Riviera Beach residents will have..
More than 100 people in Riviera Beach received free testing for the coronavirus Thursday.
