Several outdoor COVID-19 testing sites closed early Thursday due to the frigid temperatures and some school districts opened doors well before the start of the day so students didn't wait outside.
Freezing temperatures across North Texas are causing some adjustments as people try to stay warm.
Students at Harlean Beal Elementary in Fort Worth bundled up and quickly went into school to escape the frigid temperatures early in the day. "They were completely full with those heaters. I had one guy that just came in 15 minutes ago, bought the last three of one of the heaters," said Welmon Mays, manager."Heaters, space heaters, kerosene heaters, generators, a bunch of stuff to protect their plants and homes, foundation vent covers is one of the hot sellers here," Mays said.Shelters across the city of Dallas have 1,500 beds available to take people in from the cold.
The city says COVID-19 rapid testing is available and those who test positive will be moved to a separate location. On the state level, the Texas Division of Emergency Management is readying the state operations center to go 24 hours a day and monitoring wintery weather in several areas.
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