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Vikki Vargas NBC4: Physicians here at Caduceus Medical Group say they asked a regional laboratory for COVID-19 examination sets and they got about 100 of them next day. However there are particular criteria as to who can utilize them. Now they are screening some of these patients and theyre doing part of it in the parking area. Theyre also evaluating online and face to face. Dr. Gregg DeNicola does everything he can to see to it a patient obtains a clinical screening and that its done safely. He starts with a video session.
Gregg DeNicola "Open your mouth as large as you can and push the mouth as near to the video camera as you can so I can see the throat. Open your mouth as wide as you can."
Vikki Vargas: If there are signs and symptoms people are after that examined for strep throat as well as the flu. If both are negative they are swabbed for coronavirus. Beverly Towle says she had a fever and also nausea. She is 63 years old has diabetes mellitus and can not gamble. Shes a baby-sitter. Physicians state the nose swab she is getting today will take five to 6 days to come back. She has been told to stay home until the outcomes are in.
Beverly Towle: "I have to avoid watching kids. I intend to ensure I had the normal influenza."
Vikki Vargas: Gov. Newsom said today Quest Diagnostics in San Juan Capistrano is finishing 1200 coronavirus tests every day. Business authorities would not validate that number yet they did inform us they are ramping up and can now get results in 2 to 3 days. Here in Laguna medical professionals wish to make certain people come to this office if it is clinically necessary.
Dr. Gregg DeNicola: "Im not concerned they are most likely to take advantage of it. Im concerned that a really small problem could be overblown. It could simply be a stuffed up nose thats not COVID however they want the test."
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