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Oklahome expands COVID-19 testing

Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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Oklahome expands COVID-19 testing
Oklahome expands COVID-19 testing
Oklahome expands COVID-19 testing

OF REOPENING.NOW, GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ISANNOUNCING PLANS FORexpanded TESTING AS THESTATE REOPENS.remember this is a measuredreopening we are notflipping on the lightswitchtomorrow..... we are goingto do a measured reopeningand itll be phase one.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S ASHLEYWHEELER EXPLAINS WHAT THAT'SGOING TOLOOK LIKE..

And what WE CANEXPECT AT LOCAL BUSINESSES.Kevin Stitt/OklahomaGovernor: "My top prioritywas to protect the healthand lives of oklahomans.

Weimmediately went to worksecuring equipment."GOVERNOR KEVIN STITTANNOUNCING THAT A SEVEN DAYSUPPLY OF P-P-E WASDELIVEREDTO ALL HOSPITALS ACROSS THESTATE..

INCLUDING NURSINGHOMES..

LAW ENFORCEMENT ANDMANY ON THE FRONT LINES.

THESTATE ALSO LOOKING TO EXPANDTESTING..

AS NUMBERS SHOWTHE NUMBER OF POSITIVECOVID-19 CASES ARE DOWN INOKLAHOMA..Kevin Stitt/OklahomaGovernor: "Of all the peoplewe've tested, just 5.67percent are coming back witha positive test.Kevin Stitt/OklahomaGovernor: "At the beginningof April we had over 10percent of our tests comeback positive.

So that is agreat sign THE GOVERNORREMINDINGOKLAHOMANS OKLAHOMAN'SDURING PHASE ONE TO CONTINUESOCIAL DISTANCING..

TO WASHYOUR HANDS, AND TO STAY HOMEIF YOU'RE SICK.

LOCALBUSINESSES LIKE SOUTHWOODLANDSCAPE AND GARDEN CENTERIN TULSA..

FINDING SOLUTIONSTO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN..AND TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINESSET BY THE C-D-C.Margaret Schulte/SouthwoodLandscape and Garden CenterPresident: "We are requiringface masks for everyone tocome in both employees andcustomers in the store."MARGARET SCHULTE SAYS THEYARE ALSO RESTRICTING THENUMBER OF PEOPLE INSIDE.Once we hit that number,we're doing one in and oneout.

We're also restricting,we have fewer cash registersopen because the spots aregenerally very close to eachother.

WHILE THERESTRICTIONS HAVE LOOSENEDUP SOME..

GOVERNOR STITTSAYS THE ELDERLY ANDVULNERABLE SHOULD CONTINUETO FOLLOW THE SAFER-AT-HOMEGUIDELINES FOR ALL OF PHASEONE AND TWO.The state is SETTING A GOALTO TE

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