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New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site For First Responders, Health Care Workers Only Opens Sunday New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site For First Responders, Health Care Workers Only Opens Sunday
New Bergen Covid-19 Test Site For First Responders, Health Care Workers Only Opens Sunday The first drive-thru coronavirus testing site in New Jersey dedicated solely to first responders and health care workers opens Sunday afternoon at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus. Only first responders and health care professionals who live or work in Bergen County will be tested at the site -- but only after they are screened first, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said. To be screened, Tedesco said, symptomatic first responders and health care workers must first: complete a brief survey located at https://www.newbridgehealth.org; see a Telehealth doctor; obtain a confirma…

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Murphy Signs Executive Order Closing All Non-Essential Businesses, Urges Residents To Stay Home Murphy Signs Executive Order Closing All Non-Essential Businesses, Urges Residents To Stay Home
Murphy Signs Executive Order Closing All Non-Essential Businesses, Urges Residents To Stay Home New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday ordered non-essential retail businesses closed and directed nearly all residents to stay home, as the number of deaths from the coronavirus rose to 16 -- five of them from last night -- and the number of positive cases jumped to 1327. "New Jerseyans can still take a walk outside, go buy groceries, or get take-out from a local restaurant," Murphy said after signing an executive order. "But, otherwise, STAY AT HOME." "ALL gatherings are cancelled," he added. "Any place where people congregate is a place where coronavirus can spread." Murphy also s…

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by Jon Craig