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Niagara Falls takes action to address lack of COVID-19 test kits

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Niagara Falls takes action to address lack of COVID-19 test kits

Niagara Falls takes action to address lack of COVID-19 test kits

The City of Niagara Falls find itself in a situation no city wants to be in right now; it has essentially run out of COVID-19 testing kits.

MEANTIME -- THERE'SA TESTING SHORTAGERIGHT NOW INNIAGARA FALLS.FOR MANY PEOPLE --RESULTS ARE TAKINGMORE THAN TEN DAYSTO COME BACK.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER AERREBHI SHOWS USTHE NEW PROPOSALTO ADDRESS THISTESTING CRISIS.1:14'S A SITUATION NO CITYWANTS TO BE IN RIGHTNOW, BUT NIAGARAFALLS HASESSENTIALLY RUN OUTOF COVID-19 TESTINGKITS."NOT SHORTAGE BUTBASICALLY DIVERSIONOF THESE ESSENTIALKITS AND REAGENTSTO THE STATES AREHOTSPOTS IN SOUTH,SOUTHWEST, WEST,""RECOGNIZING OFCOURSE THAT WE'REALL IN THISTOGETHER, BUT ALSOREALIZING THAT HEREIN THE CITY OFNIAGARA FALLS, WESTRUGGLED MIGHTILYTO MAKE SURE THATWE HAD SUFFICIENTTESTING SITES, THATTESTING SUPPLIES,"NIAGARA FALLS CITYLEADERS AREPROPOSING TOALLOCATE SOMECOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT BLOCKGRANT FUNDS TOEMERGENCY COVID-19TESTING, ALLOWINGNIAGARA FALLSMEMORIAL MEDICALCENTER TO CONDUCTCOMMUNITY TESTING.MAYOR ROBERTRESTAINO SAYS THEPROPOSAL WILL NOTSTALL OR CANCEL ANYCOMMUNITYPROJECTS ORPROGRAMS UNDERTHE CDBG FUNDS.IF AUTHORIZED, THEPROPOSAL WOULDPROVIDE AN INITIALGRANT OF $50,000.BUT WESTERN NEWYORK IS IN A GLOBALCOMPETITION TOSECURE THESE TESTKITS."WE WERE ABLE TOIDENTIFY AN OUTSIDECOMMERCIAL LAB OUTOF STATE THAT COULDSUPPLY TESTS, BUTTHE TESTING KITSWOULD BE ALMOSTTWICE THE COST OFWHAT WEREPREVIOUSLY PAYINGFOR REAGENTS TO DOCOMMUNITY TESTING.STANDUP: "THENIAGARA FALLSMEMORIAL MEDICALCENTER IS A COVID-19TESTING CENTER.

CITYLEADERS SAY THEPROPOSAL WOULDMEET THE NEEDS FORCOVID 19 TEST KITSRESULTS WITH ASIGNIFICANTLYREDUCEDTURNAROUND TIME."A SALIVA TEST WITH ATURNAROUND TIME OFFOURDAYS..COMPARED TO10 TO 14 DAYS."SO THEY HAVE A VERYGOOD ACCURACY ANDIT'S GOING TO BE AGAME CHANGER, ANDPATIENTS WOULDHAVE A BETTERCOMPLIANCEBECAUSE IT'S NOT ANYKIND OF INVASIVETESTING."THERE WILL BE ASPECIAL MEETINGWITH THE CITYCOUNCIL TO DISCUSSTHE PROPOSAL.IN NF, AE, 7 EWN.




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