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Vikki Vargas NBC4: Medical Professionals here at Caduceus Medical Group state they asked a regional lab for COVID-19 examination packages and they got about 100 of them next day. Yet there are specific standards regarding who can utilize them. Now they are evaluating some of these patients and they're doing part of it in the parking lot. They're likewise evaluating online and personally. Dr. Gregg DeNicola does everything he can to make certain a patient obtains a medical screening and that its done safely. He starts with a video session.
Gregg DeNicola "Open your mouth as wide as you can and push the mouth as close to the camera as you can so I can see the throat. Open your mouth wide."
Vikki Vargas: If there are symptoms individuals are then examined for strep throat as well as the influenza. If both are negative they get swabbed for coronavirus. Beverly Towle says she had a high temperature as well as nausea. She is 63 years old has diabetic issues and can not gamble. Shes a nanny. Medical professionals claim the nose swab she is obtaining today will take 5 to 6 days to return. She has been informed to stay home up until the outcomes are in.
Beverly Towle: "I need to avoid watching youngsters. I want to make certain I had the normal flu."
Vikki Vargas: Governor Newsom announced today Quest Diagnostics in San Juan Capistrano is finishing 1200 coronavirus examinations on a daily basis. Company authorities would not confirm that number yet they did inform us they are increasing and can now get results in two to three days. Here in Laguna physicians wish to ensure individuals come to this office if it is medically necessary.
Dr. Gregg DeNicola: "I'm not worried they are most likely to take advantage of it. I'm concerned that a really minor issue could be overblown. It could simply be a stuffed up nose that's not COVID yet they desire the examination."
Vikki Vargas: Dr. DeNicola believes getting more kits will help wellness authorities track and manage the spread.
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