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INTERACTIVE MAP: Here’s where to get your drive-thru coronavirus test
Read full article: INTERACTIVE MAP: Here’s where to get your drive-thru coronavirus testAs coronavirus continues to spread throughout the Sunshine State, local medical groups are setting up shop to offer drive-thru COIVD-19 testing. There is one major caveat: Health officials are pleading that residents do not just show up to testing sites and flood medical professionals. “Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTS) will be state-managed and locally executed operations integrated with broader state public health services which may require varying levels of federal personnel support. News 6 has reached out to health officials for clarification. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.
The Latest: Bills send their rookies home
Read full article: The Latest: Bills send their rookies homeThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Buffalo Bills became the NFLs first team to send their rookies home and hold training camp remotely after two more players tested positive for COVID-19. Defensive backs Siran Neal and Dane Jackson both tested positive Thursday, upping the teams total to five since rookies reported on July 21. The Bills did not provide a timeline as to how long rookies would continue working remotely. Gillan is the third player placed on the list, joining running back Dontrell Hilliard and safety Jovante Moffatt. ___The Phillies have received the results of Wednesdays testing, and while no players tested positive for COVID-19 two staff members did test positive.
Here’s everything you should know before heading to Walt Disney World’s phased reopening
Read full article: Here’s everything you should know before heading to Walt Disney World’s phased reopeningAccording to Disney, buses and monorails will implement a combination of physical distancing and physical barriers to provide separation between guest parties. Ground markings will help promote proper physical distancing in attraction queues at Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)In order to provide appropriate social distancing, Walt Disney World is only allowing a limited number of guests to visit each theme park per day. “Ground markings will help promote proper physical distancing throughout the parks, including attraction queues,” Disney said. Guests at Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., are encouraged to use cashless payment options whenever possible when making purchases as the parks begin their phased reopening July 11, 2020.
Attendance at Brevard County beaches ‘substantially down’ but drivers taking more risk with parking
Read full article: Attendance at Brevard County beaches ‘substantially down’ but drivers taking more risk with parkingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Brevard County’s efforts to deter big crowds on beaches amid the coronavirus pandemic and warnings to avoid large crowds seemed to be working Sunday. Cocoa Beach's city commissioners said attendance is "substantially down" since public parking closures and an alcohol ban both went into effect this week. In Cape Canaveral, drivers that could have previously parked in the Arthur Avenue beach access lot were parked in the street and also in a private vacant lot. The deputy told Farrow the $35 tickets were for “blocking county property.”“You better find a residential area, a friend, a family member," Farrow said. After the Tampa Bay beaches closed, Jay French drove everyone across the state to Cape Canaveral.
INTERACTIVE MAP: Here’s where to get your drive-thru coronavirus test
Read full article: INTERACTIVE MAP: Here’s where to get your drive-thru coronavirus testINTERACTIVE MAP: Here’s where to get your drive-thru coronavirus testPublished: March 18, 2020, 11:15 pmAs coronavirus continues to spread throughout the Sunshine State, local medical groups are setting up shop to offer drive-thru COIVD-19 testing.
Royal Caribbean suspends all cruises
Read full article: Royal Caribbean suspends all cruisesAll Royal Caribbean cruises have been suspended for the next 30 days due to concerns over the coronavirus, according to a news release from the company. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced Friday their cruise fleet would be suspended from traveling for 30 days, beginning at midnight, amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We are also communicating with our crew to work out the issues this decision presents for them. Royal Caribbean officials said guests who have booked a trip through July 31, 20202 can cancel up to 48 hours before their voyage begins. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.
Here’s how coronavirus enters, affects the human body
Read full article: Here’s how coronavirus enters, affects the human bodyWith the novel status of COVID-19, scientists and researchers are working day and night to understand everything possible about the coronavirus. Once infected, the body will launch an attack against the virus in which immune cells will target COVID-19, according to the CDC. As described above, COVID-19 first enters the body, then starts replicating itself rapidly in the lungs, creating the viral replication stage. The third response phase, pulmonary destruction in which lung damage continues, then begins, much like the progression of the SARS disease, according to the WHO. [RELATED: Here’s how the US is handling coronavirus testing]Older adults are at the greatest risk of dying if infected with coronavirus and of contracting COVID-19, many health experts have said.