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Community hesitant to get tested for Covid-19

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Community hesitant to get tested for Covid-19
Community hesitant to get tested for Covid-19

As coronavirus cases continue to surge, the state is putting new restrictions in place and people feel too much testing is the problem.

Action News Now spoke with one health leader who says that's not exactly the case.

Seating outside.

With record levels of new covid cases resulting in stricter restrictions, some people are choosing to not get tested in an attempt to lessen the impact.

Action news now reporter dani masten spoke with health leaders who say that kind of thinking is dangerous.

Sot/jessica rivera/lives in chico "yea i would go and personally get tested because if you don't have symptoms, you don't show symptoms, there could be a possibility you have it."

Sot/ anna bevilatua/lives in chico "personally, i would not get tested myself unless i had the symptoms for it."

Sot/ heather spooner/lives in chico "not unless it was really really bad i would do something like that because i believe the numbers are adding to the fear."

Many different options as coronavirus cases continue to dramatically increase across the united states.

Dani masten dr. smith for chico immediate care tells me why it is so important for people to not be afraid to walk through this door and get a test.

Dr. bradley smith/doctor for chico immediate care - he says testing for information on covid-19 testing locations head to action news now dot com

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