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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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More COVID-19 cancellations, changes

Update 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 From City of Pensacola: The How to do Business with Local Government Workshop originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 has…

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COVID-19: test results, masks, ventilators and more

Tuesday morning Escambia County officials met with hospital executives and other medical professionals as part of the activation of the Emergency Operations Center. The meeting…

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Escambia activates EOC tomorrow

Press Release: Escambia County Activates Emergency Operations Center at a Level 2 Escambia County will activate its Emergency Operations Center at a level 2 on March…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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More Coronavirus cancellation, postponements

NAS Pensacola Remembrance Ceremony Postponed The NAS Pensacola Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the Pensacola Navy League has been postponed following a government directive prohibiting military attendance…

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DOH has a warehouse of Coronavirus test kits

Yesterday, Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, told the Escambia County Commission that test kits don’t exist. Commissioner…

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DOH will now include private lab test results; new case reported

This latest positive COVID-19 case was tested in a Florida Department of Health lab. The Department of Health is now including results from private laboratories…

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County activates COVID-19 Joint Information Center

Yesterday, Inweekly reported Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley committed to improving the communication regarding the Coronavirus. We received this email this morning. Escambia County Establishes…

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Palafox Market cancelled

The DIB has canceled Palafox Market dates through the end of March due to COVID-19 concerns. This pre-emptive action follows announcements by Escambia County and…

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No Coronavirus tests conducted by DOH yesterday in Florida

The state of Florida has the same number of pending Coronavirus tests as it reported yesterday – only 147. The number of samples sent to the…

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More local Coronavirus postponements

MercyMe Due to a recommendation from the Governor of the State of Florida to cancel gatherings larger than 1000 people, MercyMe will postpone their Pensacola…

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Coronavirus Sing-along

Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, gave a COVID-19 update to the Escambia County Commission this morning. However,…

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County steps up preventative efforts in county buildings

Per a request from Commissioner Lumon May, Escambia County is taking additional preventative action to ensure  community centers, libraries and other public buildings are sanitized….

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County dysfunction hurting the community

Since last week, I’ve focused on the poor communication from the county on the coronavirus. Other counties have been proactive, while Escambia has been barely…

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