Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this morning that all nightclubs and bars in the state will close for 30 days. The businesses will be ordered to shut down effective at 5 p.m….
Category: Health
Presser notes: ‘Don’t panic’
By Jeremy Morrison In detailing the city of Pensacola’s response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Mayor Grover Robinson said that officials were trying to keep everyone’s best interest in mind. The mayor…
Businesses have started to close physical locations (as 8 a.m. 3/17/20)
Businesses are making the decision to temporarily close offices and move to online. Inweekly will update this list as we receive more information. The accounting Warren Averett has decided to temporarily close its…
DOH changes reporting on Coronavirus; Fla. Primary still on
The Florida Department of Health is no longer including in its daily press release a list of the new COVID-19 case. As of this morning, Florida had 160 positive results–an increase of…
City updates on services, community centers and meetings
City Community Centers, Programs to Close to the Public —Meal Pick-ups for Seniors to Continue Due to concerns related to COVID-19, the City of Pensacola is closing all community centers and programs…
Escambia activates EOC tomorrow
Press Release:Â Escambia County Activates Emergency Operations Center at a Level 2 Escambia County will activate its Emergency Operations Center at a level 2 on March 17 at 8 a.m. The county will…
Ascension Sacred Heart drive-thru handles 61 people on first day
Ascension Sacred Heart shared with Inweekly the questions used to screen patients for the drive-through Coronavirus testing. The COVID-19 testing site did nasal swabs on 61 people today. These are some of…
Trump recommends to avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people
At his Monday afternoon press conference, President Donald Trump announced new recommendations that people should avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people, avoid all non-essential travel as well as eating…
Poll: Escambia residents feel safe from COVID-19
In an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 625 likely Escambia County voters, we found 75% feel safe from the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19; just over 65% think that there is enough information provided with…
Buzz: Escambia County has first positive COVID-19 case
Inweekly has heard from two separate sources that Escambia County has its first novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to sources, the test was conducted on Wednesday, March 11 at a local clinic. The…
Lumon May discusses testing and food of school kids
Inweekly caught up County Commissioner Lumon May to discuss the latest updates on the county’s response to the novel Coronavirus . Testing: Commissioner May said he has worked over the weekend to…
Drive-thru coronavirus testing here
Ascension Sacred Heart today opens a drive -thru facility for COVID-19 testing. Patients will first have to be pre-screened over the phone before being directed to the drive-through site. The hospital has set a…