Mayor Romero: Hotline for city services, coronavirus tests at Banner UMC

Mayor Regina Romero encourages patronizing businesses, offers free parking around downtown

MAYOR REGINA ROMERO.

AMONGTHEM -- WHERE CORONAVIRUSTESTS WILL HAPPEN -- AND NEWMEASURES TO HELP RESTAURANTSIN THE CITY.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S ROGELIO MARES SPOKEWITH MAYOR ROMERO EARLIERTODAY.A DAY AFTER AFTER DECLARING ALOCAL EMERGENCY IN TUCSON --MAYOR REGINA ROMERO SAYS SHEWANTS TO REMIND PEOPLE -- THECITY IS STILL IS OPEN FORBUSINESS.

IT'S IMPORTANT THATWE REALLY RALLY BEHIND THELOCAL RESTAURANTS THAT AREGOING TO SUFFER AN IMPACT.

TODO THAT SHE SAYS SHE'S GIVINGDRIVERS A BREAK WHO BUY FROMRESTAURANTS AROUND DOWNTOWN.15 MINUTE FREE PARKING SPACESON 4TH AVENUE, DOWNTOWN ANDTHE MAINGATE SQUARE.

MAYORROMERO DID PROVIDE SOMEINSIGHT INTO WHY TENTS WEREBEING PUT IN PLACE AT BANNERU-M-C.

SHE SAYS SHE'S BEENTOLD THEY'LL BE USED FORCORONAVIRUS TESTING.

THEY AREMOVING FAST AND QUICK TO TRYAND PROVIDE SPACES FOR QUICKTESTING SO THAT THEIR HOSPITALBEDS ARE NOT TAKEN.

TUCSONBEING HOME TO A NUMBER OF CALLCENTERS -- ROMERO SAYS THECITY HASN'T PLACED LIMITS ONTHEIR OPERATIONS.

NOBODY HAS ACORRECT RESPONSE FOR THAT, ATTHE MOMENT.

WE ARE ASKING FORBUSINESSES TO PROVIDE SAFESPACES FOR THEIR WORKERS ANDSO COMPANIES ARE MAKING THEIROWN CALLS AND DECISIONS ONTHAT.

ROGELIO MARES -- KGUN 9ON YOUR SIDE.TOMORROW MORNING -- PIMA