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Resch Center to open as testing site

Credit: NBC 26 Wisconsin
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Resch Center to open as testing site
Resch Center to open as testing site

Confirmed coroThursday, the health department also announced the Resch Center is opening up as a testing site.

FALK SHARES MOREABOUT WHO IS BEINGTESTED THERE.CARS WERE LINED UPALONG LOMBARDIAVENUE... WAITING TOTURN INTO THERESCH CENTER.WHERE ACOVID-19 TESTINGSITE HAS BEEN SETUP."THE DRIVE IN TESTINGSITE WILL BE FOREMPLOYEES FROMIDENTIFIED CRITICALINSTRASTRUCTUREINDUSTY."CLAIRE PAPROCKIWITH BROWN COUNTYPUBLIC HEALTH SAYSTHIS A GROUP EFFORTWITH THE COUNTY,STATE, AND NATIONALGUARD.

SHE SAYSTESTING IS NOT FORTHE GENERALPUBLIC...IT'S ONLYFOR EMPLOYEES ATCERTAIN FACILITIES."ACCORDING TO THESTATE OF WISCONSIN,THESE FACILITIESWOULD INCLUDE LONGTERM CARE FACILITIES,GROUP HOUSINGFACILTIIES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, ANDNON-HEALTH CAREWORK PLACES."SHE SAYS THEY'RETARGETING THESESPECIFICPOPULATIONS IN THECOMMUNITY...PAPROCKI SAYS THISIS IN RESPONSE TOCLUSTERS OF CASESFOUND WITHIN THECOUNTY."WE'RE SPECIFICALLYGOING IN AND TRYINGTO TARGET THESEAREAS OF THEWORKFORCE SO WECAN AVOID ANOTHERSITUATION THATHAPPENED LIKE JBS,AFG, AND SALMS."PAPROCKI ADDS TOBE TESTED AT THERESCH CENTER SITE,A DOCTOR'S ORDER ISREQUIRED.

SO FAR,THERE'S NO TIMELINEFOR HOW LONGTESTING WILL BEDONE HERE.IN ASHWAUBENONJULIANA FALK NBC 26.ON MAY 26TH THESAFER AT HOMEORDER HERE INWISCONSIN IS SLATEDTO BE LIFTED... AND

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