Florida is expanding testing for the deadly coronavirus and trying to make the process easier for residents.
FEW MINUTES AGO.HE SAYS THEY ARE WORKING THROUGHTHE BACKLOG OF UNEMPLOYMENTAPPLICATIONS.THEY PROCESSED ABOUT 100,000CLAIMS THIS WEEK COMPARED TOJUST 35,000 LAST WEEK SO, THEYARE WORKING TO MAKE PROGRESS.THEY'VE ADDED 100 ADDITIONALSERVERS TO THE SYSTEM AND HIREDANOTHER 2,000 PEOPLE TO WORKTHROUGH TAKING CALLS AND TRYINGTO ANSWER PEOPLE'S QUESTIONSABOUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM.THE REASON HE WAS IN BROWARDCOUNTY TODAY WAS FOR TESTING.THEY ARE OPENING UP TWO WALK-UPTESTING SITES FOR PEOPLE TO GETTESTED FOR COVID-19.SO ONE OF THEM HERE AT THE URBANLEAGUE CENTER IN BROWARD COUNTYWHERE HE WAS SPEAKING, THE OTHERAT MITCHELL MOORE PARK INPOMPANO BEACH SO, PEOPLE WILL BEABLE TO WALK UP, THEY DO NOTNEED TO DRIVE THROUGH IN A CAR,THEY CAN DRIVE UP AND GETTESTED.AN APPOINTMENT NOT NECESSARILYREQUIRED EITHER.HE SAYS IF SUCCESSFUL WHICH HEEXPECTS IT TO BE, THEY MAYEXPAND IT TO OTHER PARTS OFSOUTHEAST FLORIDA.WHEN IT COMES TO SOUTHEASTFLORIDA AND REOPENING THE STATE,THE GOVERNOR SAYS OUR AREA WOULDLOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THEREST.TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAD TOSAY.
Coronavirus testing in South Florida will be expanded this weekend with the opening of two walk-up testing sites in Broward.
