New at 4 new at four á olmsted county agencies are joining forces to create a joint information center.
It will include the city of rochester á federal medical center á mayo clinic á olmsted county á olmsted medical center á rochester international airport á and rochester public schools.
The goal is to make sure people across the community have access to the latest information on the virus.
Kimt news 3's annalise johnson attended a press confernce this afternoon on what is happening within these agencies to best protect the community.
Raquel amy á i heard from mayo clinic á olmsted medical center á and olmsted county public health here at the government center.
Currently á no one in minnesota has tested positive for coronavirus.
As soon as any case is labá tested á that's reported the state's public health system.
It's flu season á so there are people being treated at mayo clinic for respiratory illness... novel coronavirus has similar symptoms to any run of the mill cold and flu... but to date á no mayo patients have tested positive for coronavirus.
Dr. pritish tosh spoke at today's press conference... he says mayo originally was planning for the event of caring for one or two coronavirus patients... but have recently shifted their plan to account for the posibility of caring for multiple patients during a pandemic spread.xxx thank you annalise.
On monday á minnesota gained the capability to test people for the virus at the state public health laboratory.
The state now has the capability to test up to 100 people
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