Murphy declares ‘omicron tsunami’ in N.J. while touring new COVID test site
After touring a new COVID-19 testing site in East Orange, Gov. Phil Murphy answers questions while standing with Mayor Ted Green and state Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli.Gov. Phil Murphy toured the new federally funded COVID-19 testing site in East Orange on Friday, hopeful that more testing for the coronavirus can somehow stop what he called the “omicron tsunami” that is ripping through the state.
The new testing center, which will be open everyday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through at least Jan. 14, will offer up to 1,000 PCR tests per day. Results should be available within 24 to 48 hours. Site officials request that residentsThe testing site is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Increasing Community Access to Testing for COVID-19 Surge Response Effort,” which targets underserved communities with free tests.
“We have a child who will be returning to school on Jan. 3,” he said. “We just wanted to make sure we were clear so we could send him back to school safely.”they’ll go remote due to the surge. The governor said he has no plans to order schools to close, as he did during the early stage of the pandemic, and will instead leave it up to local district officials to decide whether to reopen, go remote, or follow a hybrid schedule.
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