g**1 发帖数: 10330 | 1 The Latest: Georgia Gov. orders National Guard to hospitals NEW
August 24, 2021
12:54 pm
Associated Press
NATIONAL NEWS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — More than 100 National Guard personnel are being deployed to 20
hospitals across Georgia to help deal with the state’s latest surge of
COVID-19 cases, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced TuesdayN.
The 105 medically trained Guardsmen and women will help staff at hospitals
in Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Brunswick, Albany and other cities across the
state, Kemp said in a statement.
“These guardsmen will assist our frontline healthcare workers as they
provide quality medical care during the current increase in cases and
hospitalizations, and I greatly appreciate General Carden and his team for
their willingness to answer the call again in our fight against COVID-19,”
Kemp said.
The Guard is coordinating with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and
the Department of Community Health in the effort, Kemp said. |
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