coronavirus testing

April 17April 18
All Riverside County Residents Can Now Get Tested For Coronavirus
- Local
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside County public health officials announced Friday that all residents can now get tested for coronavirus, a shift from previous protocols that required patients be experiencing symptoms. Expanding testing parameters is expected to yield valuable information about the coronavirus and its reach. “We’re testing people already when they’re sick, but we need […]

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April 14April 14
County Deploys Teams to Aid Nursing Facilities
- Local
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Teams consisting of paramedics, nurses and other health care professionals began making the rounds Tuesday in Riverside County to provide support, distribute protective gear and keep workers at skilled nursing facilities on the job and safe during the coronavirus emergency. According to the Riverside University Health System, four Skilled Nursing Facilities Outreach […]

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April 14April 14
County Opens Fourth COVID-19 Testing Site
- Local
PERRIS (CNS) – A fourth location where Riverside County residents can receive tests for coronavirus will open Tuesday in Perris, broadening the county’s capacity to screen potentially infectious people. The testing site at the Perris Fairgrounds will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays and provide the same services already in […]

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April 13April 13
US to Receive 750,000 Coronavirus Tests from South Korea
- Coronavirus
The United States is turning to South Korea — a country with an aggressive testing regime that President Donald Trump previously downplayed — to bring approximately 750,000 more coronavirus tests to the US, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA, an agency within the US Department of Homeland Security, awarded contracts to manufacturers in […]

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April 06April 06
Fauci said he tested negative for coronavirus Saturday
- Coronavirus
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said he tested negative for coronavirus Saturday when asked why he wasn’t wearing a face mask as the pandemic spreads across the nation. “There are a couple of reasons. One of them is part of the, in fact the major reason to wear a face mask is to protect […]

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April 03April 03
County to Receive Nearly $2 Million in COVID-19 Emergency Containment Funds
- Local
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors is slated next week to direct the Emergency Management Department to accept a $1.8 million federal grant to cover a range of costs directly tied to Riverside County’s coronavirus mitigation efforts. The allotment, which will be disbursed by the California Department of Public Health, is among the grant […]

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April 02April 02
Riverside County Public Health Officer orders golf courses closed
- Coronavirus
- Local
Local officials ordered the closure of all golf courses in Riverside County – both public and private – as part of the response to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The order was issued Thursday evening. “There was some confusion over the closure of golf courses, and we believe this order makes it […]

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April 02April 02
FDA authorizes first coronavirus antibody test
- Coronavirus
- National
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in the blood. That type of test, called a serology test, would be able to identify past coronavirus infections, although it may be less effective at identifying recent ones. The authorized test, from a […]

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