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2021-03-23 Coronavirus Update

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by Russ Roberts

Here’s the latest coronavirus information for Hawaii Island.

Views expressed in this Hawaii Island News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.

Content supplied by the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency and the State of Hawaii Department of Health.

Accessed on 23 March 2021, 2118 UTC, Post 22,582.

Source (email message from the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency):

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This is a Civil Defense message.

This is a COVID-19 informational update for Tuesday, March 23^rd.

There are no community tests scheduled today.

The next community testing will be on Wednesday when two district tests are scheduled. One in South Kona at the Konawaena High School. One in Hilo at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.

The Department of Health will open vaccine registration to those 50 and older on Wednesday. If you have questions regarding vaccine availability for your age group, please contact the Department of Health at 300-1120. You can also visit the Civil Defense website for a list of all clinics and pharmacies providing vaccinations.

Please understand that the threat of spreading the virus has not ended. We are asking you to continue following the preventive policies of face coverings, distancing, and limiting gathering sizes to no more than 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors to help reduce the spread of the virus. Mahalo for your Kokua.

Civil Defense: www.hawaiicounty.gov

Thank you for listening and have a safe day.

This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

For more information, please go here: http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/active-alerts

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Until next time,

Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsdigest.net).

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