Miami, Florida- Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI) will no longer offer drive though COVID-19 testing in Florida City. But, CHI will continue to do drive through COVID-19 testing in Homestead and Marathon. The non-profit organization was the first to provide drive through Coronavirus testing in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.
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When our caregivers at Broward Health Coral Springs learned that a patient who is recovering from COVID-19 was turning 70, they decided to throw him a birthday party. The team bought balloons, a cake and invited Louis Scott’s family to join the celebration via an iPad. Then, they gathered by his bedside and sang “happy birthday.”
A new set of words and terms have spread alongside the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s important to understand what they mean. Here are some definitions:
COVID-19 is the specific illness related to the current epidemic.
TALLAHASSEE —To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and aware about the status of the virus, the Florida Department of Health has launched a COVID-19 dashboard that is updated twice daily. Today, as of 11 a.m., there are 26,660 total** Florida cases.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering an online “Coronavirus Self-checker” for people concerned they may have symptoms of the disease.
Lauderhill, Florida -- Broward Health has expanded its testing for COVID-19 with a mobile testing unit at Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium. The mobile testing site opened April 8 at 3700 N.W. 11th Place in Lauderhill and allows registered patients to drive through the park to be swabbed for COVID-19 from their cars. Wait times are short for those who need testing.
Miami, Florida- Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI) is grateful to receive the much needed nearly $3.2 Million aid award from (HRSA) the Health Resources and Services Administration. The money will partially fund CHI’s efforts to help the community battle the COVID-19 pandemic. CHI was the first to offer drive-through COVID-19 testing in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties and continues to do so. In fact, today it opens a new drive through COVID-19 testing location at CHI’s campus in Homestead, the Martin Luther King/Clinica-Campesina Health Center 74 SW 6th Ave., Homestead, FL 33030 from 10am to 1pm.
Scientists have shown that airborne particles could spread the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), at least in certain settings.
COVID-19 Response Boost in Central Jamaica: Regional Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent (left) accepts a donation of food and medical supplies, from Yangsen Li from the Chinese business community, in an effort to boost its Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response in southern Jamaica. The donation, valued at more than $2 million was given to the SRHA and the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
What are the telling signs that you may have the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19?
Several entities in Florida are offering testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Below is a partial list of those offering the service:
MIAMI –As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise – with South Florida leading the state in confirmed cases – FIU is partnering with Miami-Dade County, the Florida Department of Health, and the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition to open a COVID-19 testing site.
