National Guard setting up field hospital

National Guard setting up field hospital

DIAGNOSED WITH THECORONAVIRUS, THERE NEEDS TO BEMORE SPACES TO TREAT THEM.THIS WEEKEND━ THE MARYLANDNATIONAL GUARD WORKED TO SETUP FIELD HOSPITALS.

WMA━2NEWS ERIN MACPHERSON CONTINUESOUR TEAM COVERAGE THIS MORNIFROM THE CONVENTION CENTERDOWNTOWN.

ERIN?SOLDIERS BROUGHT IN THE FIRSTROUND OF EQUIPMENT FOR THECONVENTION CENTER TO BTRANSFORMED INTO AN EMERGENCYTREATMENT CENTER.

THEY BROUGHTIN COTS AND TABLES━ THIS ISTHE FIRST PLACE THE NATIONALGUARD HAS PROVIDED PROVIDEDBEDS IN THE STATE.

THE GOAL ISTO HAVE 250 HERE.

IT WILL TAKESOME TIME TO FOR THIS CENTERBE FULLY OPERATIONAL.

THIS ISJUST IN PREPARATION SINCETHOSE NUMBERS OF PEOPLEDIAGNOSED THROUGHOUT OUR STATECONTINUE TO RISE AND WE ONLYHAVE SO MUCH SPACE IN THEHOSPITALS.

THE MARYLANDNATIONAL GUARD ALSO SET UPTENTS FOR TREATMENT AT MEDSTARUNION MEMORIAL AND MEDSTARGOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITALS━JUST IN CASE THERE IS ANOVERFLOW OF COVID 19 PATIENTS.GENERAL JANEEN BIRCKHAD TELLSUS THEY'RE TREATING THISPANDEMIC SIMILAR TO A NATURALDISASTER.

"Covid is ouradversary,and we're here tofight and win..just as if wewere in Afghanistan.Oursoldiers are used to this typeof se━up, we come in, we liveas we have to, then we go oand do our mission." THE FULLCOST OF DEPLOYING THE NATIONALGUARD IS COVERED BY THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT━ AFTERTHE MARYLAND DELEGATION WROTEPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMPTHURSDAY ASKING FOR QUICKAPPROVAL OF THEIR SUPPORT.THEY HAVE LOCATIONS IN PRINCEGEORGE'S AND BALTIMORECOUNTIES━ WITH UP TO 2100SOLDIERS WORKING AROUND THESTATE━ HELPING WITH MOBILESCREENING FACILITIES ANDDISTRIBUTING FOOD ANDSUPPLIES.

SO WHILE THENATIONAL GUARD WORKS TO BRINGTHE EQUIPMENT HERE━ THEUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ANDJOHNS HOPKINS ARE JOINTLYRUNNING THE SITE.

AND THEBALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTERRELEASED INFORMATION THATEMPLOYEES WHO WERE PREVIOUSLYDISPLACED WILL COME BACK TOWORK IN SUPPORT OF THE MEDICALOPERATIONS.

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