The location of a new outbreak and why the governor is not directly sharing information about outbreaks at businesses.
DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTH SAYSBUSINESSES ARE NOTLEGALLY REQUIREDTO REPORT IF THEREIS A CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.3 NEWS NOWCOURTNEY JOHNSJOINS US NOW ASANOTHER MEATPACKING FACILITY ISREPORTING ANWHEN A REPORTERASKED WHYBUSINESSES AREN'TREQURIED TO REPORTOUTBREAKS AND WHYTHE GOVERNOR ISNOT DIRECTLYSHARINGINFORMATION ONBUSINESSES THATHAVE OUTBREAKS SHESAID IT'S A MATTER OFBALANCING THEPRIVACY OFINDIVIDUALS AND THEPUBLIC HEALTHIMPACT.THE IOWADEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTHBASICALLY SAID THEIRJOB IS TO WORK WITHTHE BUSINESSES TOPROVIDE SUPPORTAND GUIDANCE ONHOW TO PREVENTAND DETECTOUTBREAKS ANDWHAT TO DO WHENTHAT HAPPENS.THE LATESTOUTBREAK WE'RELEARNING ABOUT, ISAT A TYSON PLANT INSTORM LAKE IOWA.THIS TOWN IS INBUENA VISTA COUNTYWHICH HAS SEEN IT'SCORONAVIRUSNUMBERS DOUBLE INTWO DAYS.AFTER REPORTERSPUSHED HARDYESTERDAY, TODAYTHE GOVERNOR TOLDUS MORE THAN 500 OFTHE 25-HUNDREDEMPLOYEES AT THISPLANT TESTEDPOSITIVE.MORE THAN 15 NEWDEATHS HAVE BEENREPORTED FOR ATOTAL OF 503.MORE THAN 18-THOUSAND 500PEOPLE HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THEVIRUS.MORE THAN HALF OFTHOSE PEOPLE ARELISTED ASRECOVERED.WHILE BUSINESSESARE NOT REQUIREDTO REPORTOUTBREAKS, THEDEPARTMENT OFHEALTH SAYS HEALTHPROVIDERS AREREQUIRED TO REPORTWHEN SOMEONETESTS POSITIVE FORTHE VIRUS.FROM THERE, ACONTACT TRACERREACHES OUT TOSOMEONE WHO HASTESTED POSITIVE ANDTHEY ASK THATPERSON QUESTIONSLIKE WHO THEY'VEINTERACTED WITHAND WHERE THEYWORK.THE LATEST NUMBERSSHOW MORE THAN141-THOUSAND HAVEBEEN TESTED.AND MORE WILL BETESTED IN OUR AREADURING THE NEXTSEVERAL DAYS.A TEST IOWA SITEWILL BE IN COUNCILBLUFFS FRIDAY ANDMONDAY AT THEWESTERN HISTORICTRAILS CENTER.THE COUNCIL BLUFFSTESTING SITE WILL BEOPEN FROM NOON TOSIX BOTH FRIDAY ANDMONDAY.IF YOU FEEL YOUNEED A TEST...YOU CAN GET ONE BYFILLING OUT THEQUESTIONAIRE ONTEST IOWA DOT COM.
With the reopening of close-contact businesses just days away, South Carolina's governor is urging the state's residents to..
