CORONAVIRUS
At an afternoon news conference, Judge Jeff Branick stated four of them had actually tested favorable.
BEAUMONT, Texas– At a Monday afternoon news conference, officials with the Southeast Texas Regional Emergency Operations Center stated more than 100 employees from 2 Beaumont Chick-Fil-A locations have actually been tested for COVID-19
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said 114 workers were checked on Monday early morning, and so far, four have actually gotten positive outcomes.
Chick-Fil-A’s places on Dowlen Roadway and College Street are closed.
As for strategies to reopen the six-county area of Southeast Texas, officials say they’re preparing to follow the lead of Governor Greg Abbott.
” So the other day, we got with Beaumont Emergency situation Management and went over to the old station house on College and established tables and things necessary, cones and all that,” Branick said. “And they started checking the 114 staff members of the 2 Chick-Fil-A places today at 9.”
He says the tests were completed by about 1 p.m. on Monday ‘utilizing a personal agreement treatment facility.’
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Southeast Texas physician Gary Mennie says it is necessary to remember that even when using a drive-thru, you are still interacting with individuals who might be carrying the infection.
” You need to roll your window down and you need to communicate with that person. There not passing it with a 10 foot stick over to you,” Dr. Mennie said.
He is prevents at how few individuals are wearing masks.
” The variety of individuals in the market without masks on still, it truly impresses me,” Mennie said.
He encourages people who might have visited those Chick-Fil-An areas just recently to call the hotline to be screened for screening. If you aren’t showing signs, chances are you won’t be tested.
The Parkdale Shopping center area will offer curbside pickup and drive-thru orders in the parking area near the food court on the west side of the mall on Tuesday from 10: 30 a.m. up until 7 p.m.
Chick-Fil-A’s locations in Orange and Port Arthur are still open.
The majority of healthy people will have moderate signs.
However infections can trigger pneumonia, severe acute breathing syndrome, kidney failure and even death, according to the World Health Organization.
The CDC thinks signs may appear anywhere from 2 to 14 days after being exposed.
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