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Coronavirus case at Bellevue DMV; Employee says they, public should've been told

Credit: KMTV Action 3 News
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Coronavirus case at Bellevue DMV; Employee says they, public should've been told
Coronavirus case at Bellevue DMV; Employee says they, public should've been told

The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed the case after an employee working in the building brought the case to 3 News Now's attention.

THE BELLEVUE D-M-VHAS SOME WORKERSCONCERNED.ONE WORKER ISSPEAKING OUT SAYINGTHEY WERE NEVERNOTIFIED THAT A CO-WORKER TESTEDPOSITIVE UNTIL THATPERSON CAME BACKAFTER RECOVERING.3 NEWS NOWINVESTIGATOR JEFF VANSANT HAS THIS STORY..NAT ONE PERSONWORKING HERE IN THISBELLEVUE DMV HASTESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 ..AND ONE EMPLOYEEWHO WANTS TO REMAINANONYMOUS SAYS SOMEIN THE OFFICE DON'TFEEL SAFE..22:33 WE HAVE ONE GALWHO IS PREGNANT..WE HAVE ONEGENTLEMEN WITH AHEART CONDITION ..THE STATE DMVCONFIRMED THERE ISONE CASE -- A DRIVINGINSTRUCTOR WHO FIRSTCALLED IN SICK JUNE18TH..WHO THE DAY BEFOREDIDNT HAVE ATEMPERATURE OR SHOWSIGNS OF BEING ILL..AND THAT STAFFWEREN'T INFORMED..SAYING "THE INDIVIDUALIS FREE TO SHARE THEIRPERSONAL HEALTHINFORMATION AS THEYSEE FIT." OUR SOURCESAYS THEY SHOULD HAVEBEEN TOLD ..21:53 I WORKEDSHOULDER TOSHOULDER..ELBOW TO ELBOW WITHHER..ONE WEEK PRIORDURING DRIVING TESTS..SHE SAYS CLEANING ANDFACE MASKS AREN'TSTRICTLY ENFORCED..23:46 WE ARE SUPPOSEDTO BE CLEANINGWRITTEN TESTING ROOMAFTER EACH APPLICANTLEAVES ..WHICH IS NOT BEINGDONE..THEY ARE SUPPOSED TOLIMIT HOW MANY PEOPLEARE TAKING TESTS AT ATIME..THAT IS NOT BEINGFOLLOWED ..THE EMPLOYEE SAYS ASECOND WORKER ISHOME SICK WITH COVIDBUT THE DMV COULDNTCONFIRM THIS..3 NEWS NOWINVESTIGATORS CHECKOUT THE FACILITY THISLONG LINE IS HERE TOLIMIT THE NUMBERS OFPEOPLE INSIDE THEOFFICE..DRIVING INSTRUCTORSWEAR SHIELDS MASKSGLOVES AND PUTPLASTIC ON THE SEATS..FOR OUR SOURCE SHEWANTS TO SEE THE DMVDO MORE..IF THERE IS A CASE LETTHE PUBLIC ANDEMPLOYEES KNOW..GIVE A HEADS UP ..PEOPLE MIGHT THINKTWICE TO VISIT..OR TAKE EXTRAPRECAUTIONS ..25:27 IM EXTREMLYNERVOUS..I HAVE A FAMILY AND ALLOF THEM HAVE..SOME KIND OF AILMENT..MY HUSBAND HAS AHEART CONDITION ..MY MOTHER IN LAW HAS..SHE HAS A CHRONICLUNG DISEASE RIGHTNOW..I HAVE A SON WITHASTHMA..I DONT WANT TO BRINGTHIS HOME THE DMVSAYS IT WILL WORK WITHTHE HEALTHDEPARTMENT IF IT ASKSFOR INFORMATIONABOUT THE COVID-19CASE..JEFF VAN SANT 3 NEWSNOW..THE STATE D-M-V SAYSTHEY ARE IN CONTACTWITH LOCALSUPERVISORS TOREMIND THEM TO STICKTO A POLICY PUT INPLACE DURING THEPANDEMIC MAKING SUREAREAS ARE CLEANED --SOCIAL DISTANCING IS INPLACE -- ANDEMPLOYEESTEMPERATURES ARETAKEN..TO FIND ALL TH

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