Alabama Weeks Away From Reopen

Changes to be made before reopening state

This morning we could be one day closer to the state re- opening.

But one huntsville doctor has a word of caution.

He believes we should wait 4 more weeks and notes changes need to happen before then.

Waay31s sierra phillips joins us now.

Sierra, what does the doctor want to see happen before we can get to that "light-at- the-end-of-the-tunnel" so to speak?

After president trump announced a three-phase plan for state to re-open their economies, an infectious disease specialist at huntsville hospital told us right now alabama just isn't where it needs to be to re-open, but there's hope if we test more frequently and flatten the curve.

This morning there are still counties with coronavirus cases on the rise.

He says the next two weeks are important as we focus on flattening the curve and then a reduction in overall cases.

Before we can reach the finish line testing needs to be readily available.

Hassoun "we're going to really need widely available tests in the hospitals as well as in the outpatient setting to be able to apply a lot of these plans some of that testing can be done for the first time here at stopwatch urgent care in hartselle in just a few hours.

Today is the first day this clinic is open for testing