Governor announces expanded COVID-19 testing for teachers
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THE OTHER: EXPANDING TELEHEALTHMEDICINE TO SCHOOLS.THAT MEANS STUDENTS WHO REPORTBEING SICKIN SCHOOL CAN TALK DIRECTLY TO ANURSEPRACTIONER OR DOCTOR FROM THESCHOOL'SCAMPUSA BIG STEP WHEN YOU CONSIDERLESS THANHALF OF THE STATE'S SCHOOLSDON'T HAVE ONCAMPUS NURSES.THE OTHER STEP ..IS TO EXPANDCOVID 19TESTING ACCESS FOR EDUCATORS.TEACHERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GETTEST DONE THROUGH OURSTATE HEALTH LAB EVEN IF THEY DONOT EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS ORCAME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH AKNOWN CASE.
THERE WILL BESEVERAL AVENUES FOR THAT THAT WEWILL BE ROLLING OUT... I DOBELIEVETHAT THIS INCREASED ACCESS TOTESTING ANDTELEHEALTH WILL HELP ENSURE THATOUR SCHOOLS CAN REMAIN SAFEA PRESSING POINT AS THOUSANDS OFMORESTUDENTS RETURNED TO THECLASSROOMSTODAY..
MORE THAN 580 TEACHERS ...ANDMORE THAN 2-THOUSAND ARECURRENTLY UNDER QUARANTINE... LIVE IN JACKSON SCOTT SIMMONS16 WAPT NEWS
