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Friday, 29 March 2024

Rio Nuevo assists with COVID tests

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Rio Nuevo assists with COVID tests
Rio Nuevo assists with COVID tests
Lowering cost for downtown businesses

RIO NUEVO IS WORKING TO MAKEIT CHEAPER AND EASIER TO TESTWORKERS FOR THE VIRUS.

HERE'SNINE ON YOUR SIDE'S CRAIGSMITH.BUSINESSES HAVE HAD TO ADAPT TOSURVIVE THE CORONAVIRUS.KNOWING THAT EMPLOYEES HAVEBEEN TESTED CAN BE ACONFIDENCE BUILDER THAT COULDHELP BRING CUSTOMERS BACK.IT'S RIO NUEVO'S MISSION TOHELP BUILD DOWNTOWNBUSINESSES.

NOW IT IS WORKINGTO BUY COVID TESTS IN BULK TOBRING THE COST DOWN SODOWNTOWN BUSINESSES CAN AFFORDTHEM.

STAND UP: TO MAKETESTING EASIER AND LESSEXPENSIVE THEY'RE WORKING TOAVOID THE TESTS THAT REQUIRE AMEDICAL PROFESSIONAL TO PUT ASWAB WAY UP YOUR NOSE.

INSTEADYOU'D GIVE A SALIVA SAMPLE ANDCOMBINE THAT WITH SAMPLES FROMYOUR CO-WORKERS TO TESTEVERYONE WITH ONE TEST.

EST:20 4:42 OBVIOUSLY IF IT SHOWSPOSITIVE, SOMEONE ON THE STAFFIS POSITIVE AND THEN YOU WOULDHAVE TO GO BACK AND TESTEVERYONE, BUT THERE ARETECHNOLOGIES BEING DEVELOPED,WHERE WE COULD PROVIDE THEPUBLIC SOME ASSURANCES THATTHE EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN TESTED.4:56 RUNS :14 THE MEDICALCOMMUNITY SAYS THAT SORT OFTEST IS VALID BUT BECAUSECOVID-19 MAY TAKE TWO WEEKSBETWEEN EXPOSURE AND APOSITIVE TEST, TESTS WILL HAVETO BE DONE AGAIN AND AGAIN.RIO NUEVO'S CHAIRMAN HOPESMASS TESTING AND BUYING TESTSIN BULK WILL KEEP THE COST LOWENOUGH FOR BUSINESSES TOAFFORD.

5:13 IF IT'S 100 BUCKSA TEST AND YOU GOT 25EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW THAT GETSPRETTY EXPENSIVE BUT THIS IDEAOF POOLING MEANS YOU LITERALLYARE DOING ONE TEST FOR THEENTIRE STAFF ON DUTY.

AND YOUONLY THEN HAVE TO TEST THEINDIVIDUALS IF THAT TEST SHOWSPOSITIVE." 5:29 RUNS:16 BUTTHOSE TESTS AND THE CUSTOMERCONFIDENCE THEY SHOULD HELPBUILD ARE PART OF THE PRICE OFTHE REBOUND.

CRAIG SMITH,KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDETHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC -- HASIM

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