Coronavirus: Buncombe adopts resolution to expand COVID-19 testing in party-line vote

"ASHEVILLE - After about an hour and a half of debate, Buncombe commissioners voted along party lines to adopt a resolution directing county staff to prioritize the expansion of COVID-19 testing in the community as they consider protocols for lifting social distancing restrictions.

The measure — approved 4-3 by the majority Democrat board during a special meeting April 16 — instructs staff to expand criteria for and seek out new methods of testing, track and interview contacts of those with the illness more rigorously, provide publicly supported isolation for those who cannot isolate at home and collaborate with other entities doing similar work." - Asheville Citizen-Times
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