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AdvertisementCVS has announced plans to open 23 COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Georgia.CVS to open COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Georgia, including several in Savannah areaCVS has announced plans to open 23 COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Georgia.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptWE'RE GOING TO BE A POWERFUL DIVISION, IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO COME." THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF SOME LATE BREAKING NEWS---- A SHOOTING IN SAVANNAH SENDS ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL--WITH-- NON--LIFE-- THREATENING-- INJURIES. POLICE SAY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED-- AROUND--TEN 30 LAST NIGHT-- NEAR-- A-PACHE-- AND-- AB- ERCORN. POLICE SAY-- THE--VICT-IM THEN-- DROVE-- NEAR-- THE-- MC-DONALD'S- -IN THAT AREA-- WHICH IS-- WHERE-- PO-LICE-- RE- SPONDED. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS CASE-- SHOULD CALL- CRIME-STOPPERS- AT THE NUMBER-- ON YOUR SCREEN. IT'S 6 O'CLOCK ON YOUR óóóóó MORNING. HERE'S YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH. THURSDAY NIGHT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2AM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 68. SOUTH WIND AROUND 6 MPH. FRIDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90 NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH. THURSDAY NIGHT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2AM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 68. SOUTH WIND AROUND 6 MPH. FRIDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90 SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER SAYS MORE OF THE STATE IS SLATED TO REOPEN---- AND THAT INCLUDES CLASSIC SUMMER ACTIVITIES. MCMASTER ANNOUNCED THAT YOUTH AND ADULT SPORTS LEAGUES WILL BE ALLOWED TO BEGIN PRACTICING ON MAY 30TH. THEY CAN BEGIN TO COMPETE ON JUNE 15TH. MCMASTER ALSO SAYS DAY CAMPS LIKE SCOUTS AND VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL WILL HAVE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR THOSE PLANNING TO HOLD CAMPS THIS SUMMER. THE GOVERNOR ALSO ADDRESSED THE CRITICISM AND CONCERN SURROUNDING THE REOPENING OF BUSINESSES SO SOON. WE CAN'T KEEP THINGS CLOSED FOREVER OF COURSE. THE CONSTITUTION DOESN'T ALLOW IT. NEITHER DOES COMMON SENSE. GOVERNOR MCMASTER ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT ATTRACTION FACILITIES CAN REOPEN IN THE STATE BEGINNING TOMORROW. THOSE ARE PLACES LIKE ZOOS, MUSEUMS, AQUARIUMS, HISTORIC SITES, WATERPARKS &amp; BINGO FACILITIES. IN GEORGIA-- THIS TIME-- LAST WEEK-- THERE WERE-- MORE THAN- - 35-THOUSAND CASES--OF-- CORONA-VIRUS. MORE THAN--15 HUNDRED PEOPLE HAD DIED AT THAT TIME. NOW--THERE'S MORE THAN-- 39-- THOUSAND CASES. CLOSE TO---17 HUNDRED PEOPLE-- HAVE DIED. IN SOUTH CAROLINA -- THIS TIME- LAST WEEK THERE WERE-- MORE THAN-- EIGHT- THOUSAND-- CASES. MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED AND 60 HAD DIED. RIGHT NOW-- THERE'S MORE THAN-- NINE THOUSAND CASES. FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVEN PEOPLE HAVE DIED. SAVANNAH'S ECONOMY THRIVES ON MOVIES BEING FILMED IN THE HOSTESS CITY .. BUT LIKE MANY OTHER THINGS ... FILMING HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD DURING THE PANDEMIC. WJCL'S EMMA HAMILTON JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE ON THE GUIDELINES IN PLACE MOVING FORWARD FOR THE CAST AND CREWS AS THEY GET BACK TO WORK. ASHLEY, A LOT GOES INTO MAKING MOVIES .. MUCH MORE THAN WE THINK. THE GEORGIA FILM OFFICE HAS MAPPED OUT SEVERAL GUIDELINES TO COVER JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING RANGING FROM FEEDING THE CAST AND CREW TO HAIR AND MAKE UP ABOVE ALL .. EVERYONE WILL BE WASHING THEIR HANDS FREQUENTLY ... WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ... THERE WILL BE NO SHARING DEVICES SUCH AS LAPTOPS AND PHONES .. AND NO HUGS .. HANDSHAKES OR PHYSICAL CONTACT. THESE PRACTICES ARE OF COURSE SOMETHING WE'RE ALL FOLLOWING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC BUT THEY'RE SOMETHING THE GEORGIA FILM OFFICE WANTS THE CAST AND CREWS OF FUTURE MOVIES TO REALLY BE AWARE OF. OTHER SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ARE IN PLACE FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING SUCH AS CASTING BEING DONE REMOTELY WHEN POSSIBLE .. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF BACKGROUND ACTORS .. AND ASKING THE CAST TO COME TO THE SET HAVING DONE THEIR OWN MAKE UP. WHILE GEORGIA HAS RELEASED THESE GUIDELINES ... MANY DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS WILL ALSO WANT TO INCORPORATED WHATEVER GUIDELINES ARE PUT IN PLACE BACK IN HOLLYWOOD. CALIFORNIA IS SET TO RELEASE THEIR FILM PRODUCTION GUIDELINES ON MONDAY. REPORTING IN SAVANNAH ... EH WJCL 22 NEW 'THOUSANDS' ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE BEACH FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. RENTAL COMPANIES ARE FILLING UP ROOMS 'FAST' AS THEY TRY TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN... BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS. KEITH GAY AT TYBEE BEACH VACATION RENTALS SAYS RENTALS ARE áALMOSTá COMPLETELY BOOKED FOR THIS WEEKEND... HE SAYS ABOUT á8 PROPERTIES OUT OF 200á ARE LEFT OPEN....AS OF 2 P-M YESTERDAY. RESERVATIONS REALLY STARTED POURING IN LAST WEEKEND. GAY PREDICTS THIS WEEKEND COULD FORESHADOW HOW BUSY THEY'LL BE IN THE SUMMER. LOWER 3RD: KEITH GAY, TYBEE BEACH VACATION RENTALS "IF THE INFECTION RATES CONTINUE TO DROP OR AT LEAST STAY STABLE, I THINK PEOPLE WILL MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE. IF WE USE THE WEEKEND COMING UP AS A BENCHMARK, I THINK RESERVATIONS WILL COME BACK INTO PLAY." GAY BELIEVES OTHER RENTAL COMPANIES ON TYBEE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME HIGH NUMBERS OF RESERVATIONS FOR THIS WEEKEND...AS ROOMS CONTINUE TO BE BOOKED. IN APRIL...GAY SAYS THEY LOST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BUT IS HOPING FUTURE BOOKINGS WILL OFFSET THAT. THE TYBEE ISLAND CITY MANAGER SAYS TYPICALLY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST WEEKENDS OF THE YEAR. FOR-- WEEKS NOW-- CHURCHES-- HAVE-- RE-SORTED-- TO-- ON-LINE-- SERVICES-- TO-- PRE-VENT-- LARGE-- GATHERINGS. BUT-- SOME CHURCHES-- COULD-- RE-OPEN-- AS-- EARLY-- AS-- NEXT WEEK. YEST-ERDAY MORNING--MORE THAN--ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE-- FROM-- DIFF-ERENT- - RE-LIGIOUS GROUPS-- JOINED-- SA-VANNAH-- MAYOR--VAN JOHNSON-- ON-- A CALL-- TO-- DIS- CUSS-- HOW-- TO-- RE-OPEN-- SAFELY. DURING-- THAT MEETING--THE MAYOR A- NNOUNCED-- THE-- START-- OF-- A NEW TASK FORCE-- TO-- OVER-SEE-- THE-- SAFE-- RE-OPENING- - OF-- IN-PERSON-- WORS-HIP-- SERV- ICES. "WE'RE VERY SOCIAL... WE'RE VERY CASUAL... WE'RE GOING TO HUG. AND PEOPLE SINGING, PASSING AROUND PLATES, THE WAY MONEY IS EXCHANGED... THE WAY BULLETINS ARE EXCHANGED... BATHROOMS....THERE'S JUST SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME INFECTED." THE CITY SAYS THE TASK FORCE WILL BEGIN THEIR WORK IMMEDIATELY. BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE CROWD SIZES. TODAY... AND FOR MANY THURSDAYS... WE HAVE BEEN HOSTING A VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE FOR SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA AND BLUFFTON SELF HELP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE SAVANNA MORNING NEWS, BLUFFTON TODAY, AND THE RADIO GROUP DICK BROADCASTING. IN BLUFFTON - THE FOOD DRIVE - IS HELPING PROVIDE MEALS FOR LOWCOUNTRY FAMILIES. WJCL'S DANIEL ROBINSON - JOINS US NOW LIVE - AND DANIEL - THE DEMAND FOR FOOD IS EVEN HIGHER THIS YEAR AS SCHOOLS LET OUT? ASHLEY - GOOD MORNING. BLUFFTON SELF HELP - SAYS THEY ARE PREPARED FOR A SURGE IN PEOPLE - ESPECIALLY MEALS FOR KIDS - AS SCHOOLS LET OUT FOR THE SUMMER AND FREE MEAL PROGRAMS BEGIN TO WIND-DOWN. BLUFFTON SELF- HELP IS HANDING OUT MEALS TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM -- ON THURSDAY'S AND MONDAYS. TODAY - YOU CAN GRAB FOOD FROM 10 A.M. - UNTIL 1 P.M. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN SERVING THOUSANDS OF MEALS EACH WEEK - TO FAMILIES IN THE BLUFFTON AREA - SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED - ORGANIZERS SAY - THEY ARE STILL IN NEED OF MORE SUPPLIES. BECAUSE OF COVID- 19 - MANY BIG FOOD DRIVES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... THAT IS WHY THEY ARE RELYING ON CONTINUED SUPPORT... FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. "THE OUTPOURING FROM OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SO TREMENDOUS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES, HUNDREDS OF KIDS EACH WEEK BECAUSE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, IT IS TRULY NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS" BLUFFTON SELF HELP -- SAY THE DEMAND GOES UP 10 TO 25 PERCENT EACH WEEK - AND COULD INCREASE EVEN MORE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR NON- PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS LIKE PEANUT BUTTER, PASTA, RICE AND CEREAL. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING A SMALL COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE - OR DONATING FINANCIALLY - WE HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN HELP ON WJCL DOT COM. BLUFFTON THE PANDEMIC HAS PACKED A PUNCH IN SO MANY WAYS. SO MANY ARE JOBLESS. SO MANY FAMILIES ARE HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING FOOD IN THE FRIDGE AND CUPBOARDS. THAT'S WHY SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA IS WORKING OVERTIME TO FEED SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS WE ALL DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS IN THIS TOUGH TIMES I AM REMINDED OF THE WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. HE SAID... "THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT." THAT'S WHY THE WORK OF THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK IS SO IMPORTANT. IN A MOMENT... WE'LL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN... DO WHAT IS RIGHT. THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING. SINCE MARCH 23RD, SECOND HARVEST HAS FED SO MANY MORE HUNGRY KIDS WITH THEIR GRAB AND GO LUNCH PROGRAM. MORE THAN 200,000 LUNCHES. SINCE MARCH 23RD, SECOND HARVEST HAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN FOUR MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD FROM THEIR MOBILE FOOD PANTRYS. WHY SO MUCH MORE SINCE MARCH 23RD. WE ALL REMEMBER THE MOMENT WHEN SAVANNIANS KNEW... THINGS HAD CHANGED FOR THE WORSE... BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. THAT'S WHEN SECOND HARVEST.... KICKED INTO OVERDRIVE. "WHEN THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE WAS CANCELLED WE KIND OF SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE DON'T THINK AND AREN'T SURE WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. WE GOT TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE GOT FOOD." SUDDENLY, DEMAND WENT THROUGH THE ROOF. NOW THEY'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP THEM... PERHAPS DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU DID BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT. THE NEW RULES WE'RE ALL LIVING BY NOW, MEANS THEY NEED MONEY. CASH... MORE THAN CANNED GOODS. "SINCE THIS STARTED WE HAVEN'T HAD THE STAFF TO AND VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN EVERY JAR AND EVERY CAN THAT COMES IN. SO WE'VE ASKED PEOPLE YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE GOING TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND SPEND 10 DOLLARS ON FOOD TO DONATE TO US, JUST GO ONLINE AND DONATE THOSE TEN DOLLARS BECAUSE ARE BUYING IN BULK. WE ARE GOING OUT AND BUYING TRACTOR TRAILER LOADS OF MILK AND PEANUT BUTTER AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FOOD," YOUR ONLINE DONATION NOW WILL PAY FOR MORE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS FILLED TO CAPACITY WITH FOOD. BY DONATING, YOU WILL KNOW THAT HUNGRY NEIGHBORS, MANY WHO THEMSELVES DONATED BEFORE THEY LOST THEIR JOBS, THAT THOSE HUNGRY NEIGHBORS AND THEIR CHILDREN WILL SEE ANOTHER DAY WITH FOOD ON THE TABLE. ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN. "WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE'LL GET FOOD OUT TO THE CHILDREN. WE WANT TO ALLEVIATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN ABOUT PARENTS KNOWING ALL --THE FUNDS COLLECTED THROUGH GIVING THURSDAY-- WILL-- BENE-FIT-- AMERICA'S-- SECOND HARVEST-- OF-- COAS-TAL-- GEORGIA-- AND-- BLUFF-TON-- SELF-- HELP. TO --MAKE-- A -- DO-NATION -- VISIT -- WJAdvertisementCVS to open COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Georgia, including several in Savannah areaCVS has announced plans to open 23 COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Georgia.Above video: Your morning headlinesCVS has announced plans to open 23 COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Georgia.The company says the opening of additional test sites across the state will be announced by the end of the month.The new sites will utilize self-swab tests. CVS Health expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering the service by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month.TRENDING STORIES:Georgia teens told parents they were staying at the other's house. No one has seen them sincePolice: Teen killed after daytime shooting in Savannah. Authorities seeking info on suspectGeorgia man killed after tying up wife, abducting children and ramming into deputies' patrol cars“While the large-scale test sites we’ve been operating since early April have proven successful, this new approach allows us to utilize our presence in communities across the country and bring testing closer to home,” said Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health. “Our frontline employees will continue to play a critical role in the testing process, with members of their communities directly benefitting from their dedication and selflessness.” Patients must register in advance at CVS.com beginning Friday, May 22 to schedule an appointment. Patients will be required to stay in their cars and directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window where they will be provided with a test kit and given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self swab process to ensure it is done properly. Tests will be sent to an independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be available in approximately three days.Testing will not take place inside any retail locations, and CVS Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve customers and patients.The new testing sites in Georgia include:CVS Pharmacy, 6031 Fairburn Road, Douglasville, GA 30134CVS Pharmacy, 3001 Richard B. Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, GA 31088CVS Pharmacy, 5095 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross, GA 30092CVS Pharmacy, 4345 South Cobb Drive, SE., Smyrna, GA 30080CVS Pharmacy, 2738 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30003CVS Pharmacy, 11710 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, GA 30076CVS Pharmacy, 5370 Laurel Springs Parkway, Suwanee, GA 30024CVS Pharmacy, 3785 Sixes Road, Canton, GA 30014CVS Pharmacy, 5710 Sugarloaf Parkway NW., Lawrenceville, GA 30043CVS Pharmacy, 3027 Jim Moore Road, Dacula, GA 30019CVS Pharmacy, 3595 Atlanta Highway, Athens, GA 30606CVS Pharmacy, 800 East West Connector SW., Austell, GA 30106CVS Pharmacy, 4895 Post Road, Cumming, GA 30040CVS Pharmacy, 2994 Atlanta Road, Smyrna, GA 30080CVS Pharmacy, 480 Glynn Street, Fayetteville, GA 30214CVS Pharmacy, 5401 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31406CVS Pharmacy, 1950 Buford Highway, Buford, GA 30518CVS Pharmacy, 100 East Piedmont Road, Marietta, GA 30066CVS Pharmacy, 5690 Ogeechee Road, Savannah, GA 31405CVS Pharmacy, 2324 US Highway 17, Richmond Hill, GA 31324CVS Pharmacy, 6120 Hickory Flat Highway, Canton, GA 30115CVS Pharmacy, 4192 Salem Road, Covington, GA 30019CVS Pharmacy, 1544 Bass Road, Macon, GA 31210A complete list of CVS Pharmacy drive-thru test sites can be found here.Above video: Your morning headlinesCVS has announced plans to open 23 COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Georgia.AdvertisementThe company says the opening of additional test sites across the state will be announced by the end of the month.The new sites will utilize self-swab tests. CVS Health expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering the service by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month.TRENDING STORIES:“While the large-scale test sites we’ve been operating since early April have proven successful, this new approach allows us to utilize our presence in communities across the country and bring testing closer to home,” said Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health. “Our frontline employees will continue to play a critical role in the testing process, with members of their communities directly benefitting from their dedication and selflessness.”Patients must beginning Friday, May 22 to schedule an appointment. Patients will be required to stay in their cars and directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window where they will be provided with a test kit and given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self swab process to ensure it is done properly. Tests will be sent to an independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be available in approximately three days.Testing will not take place inside any retail locations, and CVS Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve customers and patients.The new testing sites in Georgia include:A complete list of CVS Pharmacy drive-thru test sites can be found .Loading more articles...

AdvertisementCVS has announced plans to open 23 COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Georgia.CVS to open COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Georgia, including several in Savannah areaCVS has announced plans to open 23 COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Georgia.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptWE'RE GOING TO BE A POWERFUL DIVISION, IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO COME." THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF SOME LATE BREAKING NEWS---- A SHOOTING IN SAVANNAH SENDS ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL--WITH--...

CVS to open COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Georgia, including several in Savannah area

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