Santa Rosa County Emergency Management COVID-19 update #7 – Fri., Mar. 20 Beaches and restaurants to close at midnight tonight Santa Rosa County has enacted an emergency measure to close Navarre Beach and the…
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COVID-19: Santa Rosa County
Yesterday afternoon, Santa Rosa County held a televised press conference. Reporters were allowed to ask questions without any restrictions. “I cannot state the importance of this next statement,” said County Commissioner Don…
COVID-19: Overnight updates
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — THURSDAY EVENING EDITION March 19, 2020 By NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Thursday evening about the coronavirus in the state….
Perdido Key, Pensacola Beach open; Orange Beach, Gulf Shores closed
Yesterday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a health order Thursday that closed all beaches and put limitations restaurants, hospital visitors and day cares. She ordered all elective dental and medical procedures shall be…
Pensacola begins the big shutdown
Inweekly covered Mayor Grover Robinson’s afternoon presser that included Commissioner Lumon May, Escambia DOH director Dr. John Lanza, and heads of the county’s three hospitals. Reporters were allowed to ask unlimited and…
Mayor shuts down dining service for restaurants, only takeout allowed
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson held a press conference this afternoon to announce Declaration of State of Emergency 20-02, which closed on-premises service of customers.for “all restaurants, bars, averts, pubs, night clubs, banquet…
COVID-19: UWF president talks employees and students
Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, sat down yesterday with Inweekly to discuss her plans for her employees. “When all of this started, we quickly encouraged our employees…
COVID-19: Thursday noon update
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — THURSDAY LUNCH EDITION BY NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health late Thursday morning released updated numbers about the coronavirus in the state. Here are…
Traveling from Italy will not get you tested
Health Department director Dr. John Lanza and hospital executives have repeatedly said that a person must have specific systems to be allowed to be tested–fever, cough, or difficulty breathing. At yesterday’s presser,…
COVID-19: numbers, possible hoax and supplies
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION By NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health on Wednesday evening released updated numbers about the coronavirus in the state. Here are…
Baptist to add testing center by end of the week
At today’s presser, Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner announced plans to open a freestanding testing center by end of week. “The process will be: if you, as a Baptist patient, call…
Presser notes: Officials Field COVID-19 Questions
‘Begin To Transition To Where We Go’ by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Local community officials gathered Wednesday to field questions pertaining to the COVID-19 coronavirus and announce two new testing sites that will…