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Tune into ABC News Live at noon EDT every weekday for the latest news, context and analysis on the novel coronavirus, with the full ABC News team where we will try to answer your questions about the virus. Jasper Brown, the chief of staff for the Austin-Travis County, Texas, Emergency Medical Services Department, also told ABC News that in some cases -- to protect first responders -- they are prepared to use Tyvek protective suits and heavier respirators.In Louisiana's East Baton Rouge Parish, interim EMS administrator Chad Guillot said there is a cleaning crew on standby in case of any exposure to coronavirus.
"We have to look at implementing surge plans where we might have to -- our providers might have to change our staffing patterns, or their transports or their dispatch callers that might not get an ambulance if you're not in a critical situation," Stein-Spencer said."So we are looking and our providers are looking at implementing various processes in order to meet the demands of the public.
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