Hearing new information during special meeting of Escambia County Board of County Commissioners: Escambia County didn’t have pandemic emergency plan for the public until county administration drafted one last weekend. – Commissioner…
Tag: Coronavirus
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…
Drive-thru testing center coming to Brownsville, March 23
Escambia County, the City of Pensacola, Ascension Sacred Heart and Community Health Northwest Florida have partnered to open a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Brownsville Community Center, located at 3200 W. De…
COVID-19: 98 more cases and more info
The DOH reported: Today, as of 10 a.m., there are 314 total Florida cases – up from 216 that was reported last night. New Florida cases include: 98 additional positive COVID-19 cases…
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 25Â has been canceled. The City of Pensacola released…
Navy Federal’s official statement on employee that tested positive
From 6 p.m. March 17: Â Navy Federal Credit Union learned today that an employee working at its campus in Pensacola, FL tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The employee last reported…
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 was behind closed doors without media or…
Mayor asks governor to set up a claims center
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson yesterday sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis proposing that claim center be established for laid-off workers and small businesses that would be similar to the BP claim…
Doctors plea that millennials take COVID-19 guidelines seriously
At Monday’s White House briefing, President Donald Trump announced new guidelines to combat the novel coronavirus COVID-19 “My administration is recommending that all Americans, including the young and healthy, work to engage…
DOH: COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Today, as of 10 a.m.,the Florida Department of Health reported 192  total Florida cases. One person has died in Broward County who tested positive for COVID-19. This death is associated with an Assisted Living Facility. Okaloosa…