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And now Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

All right. Today is Wednesday, March 25th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, more people are now eligible to be tested for coronavirus in Montgomery County.

County officials have relaxed the restrictions determining who is eligible for testing.

Health workers have been conducting tests on Temple University's Ambler campus.

Previously, that testing was restricted to only people with severe symptoms, including fevers of 100.4 degrees or higher,

and respiratory symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath, people who had temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, and respiratory symptoms, such as coughing

or shortness of breath, people who had temperature of 99.6 degrees and were above 65, or were

over, and first responders who were concerned that they had been exposed to the coronavirus.

But now people of all ages can be tested as long as they have symptoms of sudden illness, including fever, cough, shortness of breath, loss of smell or taste. There's those symptoms thrown in there now, nausea, and or vomiting, which we haven't really heard too much of that as part of coronavirus. But if there's some sort of sudden illness, you can be tested. Those wishing to be tested do not have to have a fever.

Yeah, Kathy, that's good news because obviously it means more tests are becoming available.

And also, as you start getting more tests conducted, you can get a national database of exactly

the people that it's hitting the most and where the concentrations are and all of that stuff.

So it all goes to a good collection of data.

The eased restrictions

went into effect at 1 p.m. yesterday. If you do not meet the criteria upon arrival, though,

on site, you will be disqualified for the testing. So you do have to have some symptoms. You can't

just show up perfectly healthy and have a test done unless you are a health care worker.

The testing center is still welcoming first responders

and anyone who thinks that they've been exposed to COVID-19. However, anyone wishing to be tested

must make an appointment. You can go online to MoncoPA.org slash COVID-19, or you can call

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