Sinclair Newscast off the Air After Two Tests Positive for COVID-19

The staff at Sinclair’s WEAR (Pensacola) have been told that the station has been shut down for cleaning after two staffers at the station have tested positive for the coronavirus.

WEAR posted on their website, “Out of an abundance of caution, we have suspended production in our newsroom starting Sunday for the next several days. We will be working with our sister station WPMI in Mobile to bring you coverage all along the Gulf Coast.”

WEAR Reporter Renee Beninate used social media to pass along the news to viewers:

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