COVID testing, vaccine sites close to IL temperature advisory

Metro-east counties declared COVID-19 testing website closures and vaccination appointment cancellations as the Nationwide Weather conditions Services issued wind chill and snow advisories for southwestern Illinois.

“Very dangerous” wind chills as minimal as 20 under zero are predicted into Monday. Among 2-6 inches of snow, which could induce journey difficulties, are also in the forecast, according to the Nationwide Climate Service’s advisories from Saturday.

The advisory for cold started out Saturday night time, even though the potential-for-slippery-street-disorders advisory starts Sunday early morning. Equally advisories remain in outcome until finally Monday night time.

These COVID-19 tests web-sites will be shut Sunday thanks to the temperature:

  • St. Clair Sq. mall in Fairview Heights
  • CYHS-Coordinated Youth & Human Expert services at 2106 Madison Ave. in Granite Town
  • Bond County Fairgrounds at 1224 Halfway Travel in Greenville

St. Clair County leaders claimed Saturday that vaccine clinics at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds mass vaccination internet site and the county company center at 330 W. Main St. in Belleville will be closed on Monday since of the forecast. Officers with the St. Clair County Crisis Management Company stated the county would be rescheduling residents’ Monday vaccination appointments during the week.

Come across the newest facts on the weather conditions forecast from the National Weather conditions Service at temperature.gov.

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The metro-east is property for investigative reporter Lexi Cortes. She was raised in Granite Town, graduated from Southern Illinois College Edwardsville in 2014 and now life in Collinsville. Lexi joined the Belleville News-Democrat in 2014 and has received multiple state awards for her investigative and neighborhood company reporting.
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