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To: longnshort who wrote (1210940)	3/20/2020 3:01:33 PM
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ONLY IN WORST SHITHOLE COUNTRIES TESTING COULD BE LESS THAN ZIMBABWE...N.J.’s 1st major coronavirus testing site hits capacity after just 4 hours Updated 2:26 PM; Today 12:36 PM nj.com Along Paramus Road a Bergen County Sheriff Deputy directs traffic as cars start to turn around after it was announced that testing was finished for the day just after 12 p.m. Aristide Economopoulos \| NJ Advance Media 3.9k shares By Rodrigo Torrejon \| NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The state-run coronavirus testing site that opened in Bergen County Friday morning started turning people away just after noon, hours before it was scheduled to close. Officials started turning cars away by 12 p.m. Friday at the site, located at Bergen Community College in Paramus. A flashing electronic sign on W. Century Rd. signaled that testing was closed for the day, and noted the “testing site at capacity.” Nearby, a police officer announced over the speaker that testing was done for the day and for people to return at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Gov. Phil Murphy’s office confirmed to NJ Advance Media there were still many cars lined up to be testing and that medical professionals on site would get to everyone they could, but no one new would be accepted in line. “The Bergen County Testing Site will continue testing as many people as it can before it closes at 4 p.m. today," Alexandra Altman, a spokesman for Murphy’s office, said in a statement. "Due to the overwhelming response, the site will not be accepting additional individuals today and encourages residents to return at 8 a.m. tomorrow.” Assistant Health Commissioner Christopher Neuwirth said the site had not run out of tests. The center opened Friday morning at 8 a.m. to long lines of cars filled with people hoping to be tested. It was scheduled to be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. At his afternoon press conference Friday, which was held on campus, Murphy said the site got through 600 tests Friday. “To say there was pent up demand would be the understatement of the century," he said. The site will reopen Saturday, and will swab 350 people for tests before it starts turning people away, the governor said. The location in Paramus was the first state-run testing site in New Jersey. It was established in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It will be staffed by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey National Guard. FEMA is providing 2,500 tests, which will be replenished weekly, officials said at a news conference Thursday. To be eligible for testing, you must be a New Jersey resident and have a fever of at least 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit, a cough and shortness of breath. Officials said that the “worried well,” will be turned away. A second state testing site is planned for PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. It is expected to open next week. A third test site, in South Jersey, is being discussed. There are other privately-run testing sites already open across the state, including those located at Riverside Medical Group’s command center and Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, and at Atlantic Health System’s headquarters in Morris County. As of Thursday, nine people with coronavirus in New Jersey have died, and at least 742 in the state have tested positive for the virus.