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Vendors are optimistic as events return to the Orange County Convention Center
Read full article: Vendors are optimistic as events return to the Orange County Convention CenterAbout 36% of the state’s total population is now fully protected from COVID-19, and it seems as if life is getting back to normal at the Orange County Convention Center.
COVID-19 cases rise as Walt Disney World reopens to public
Read full article: COVID-19 cases rise as Walt Disney World reopens to publicThe Florida Department of Health announced over 10,000 new positive coronavirus cases as Walt Disney World reopens to the public. The reopening comes as a huge surge of Floridians have tested positive for the new coronavirus in recent weeks. Banner flies over Central Florida: A pilot flew a banner over Central Florida Friday urging the public to wear a mask. Save Lives. Remy Colin said the banner his plane carries over the skies of Central Florida is part of a personal mission. Colin said his uncle tested positive for the coronavirus right after attending a soccer match in New York.
Orange County Convention Center antibody testing reaches capacity, coronavirus tests still available
Read full article: Orange County Convention Center antibody testing reaches capacity, coronavirus tests still availableORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center COVID-19 antibody test site reached capacity Thursday morning, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Officials said swab testing for the coronavirus is still available. Antibody tests determine if someone has developed antibodies for the virus, which indicates they had COVID-19 at some point. The line for the testing site at the convention center began in the early hours Thursday morning. “We have six swab lanes and two antibody lanes and once those antibody tests have been exhausted for the day, we can convert them into swab lanes, so we actually have eight swab lanes that are up and running,” Jachles said.