VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference Sunday in Volusia County to share updates on the coronavirus, hours before the State is set to begin phase one of reopening.

During the news conference, DeSantis mentioned a mobile testing lab inside of an RV that will be traveling around the state to different long-term facilities to test residents for the coronavirus. MORE: Florida releases number of COVID-19 deaths at senior care centers The Governor said tests that will be used in the mobile lab will be able to give results in 45 minutes.

Gov. DeSantis has pushed the importance of continuous testing even as businesses start to reopen. DeSantis said that antibody testing is set to start statewide at CVS, Walgreens and

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New Jacksonville facility will care for recovering coronavirus patients only, Gov. DeSantis says

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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