Pleas from Healthcare Workers, a call to action

Taking the pandemic seriously to not overload hospitals

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I'm george mallet./// first tonight: nurses..home care workers and doctors across minnesota are asking governor tim walz to use his emergency powers to help stem the covid?

"* 19 outbreak while protecting frontline workers.

Kimt news three's jessica bringe joins us live at the mayo clinic with more on what's being asked of the governor..

Jessica.

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"* health care advocacy group "our stories ?

"* our health" held a briefing this afternoon to ask governor walz for clear guidance and regulations to prevent the spread of covid?

"*19.

The minnesota nurses association is asking the governor to ban visitors in hospitals for now ?

"* to prioritize rapid testing for frontline workers ?

"* and provide an executive order to have hospitals create a plan for staffing if there are shortages.

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"*a nurse ma turner also says there still too many health systems lacking personal protective equipment as frontline workers also struggle to deal with the emotional toll the pandemic i've held the hand of patients dying, yearning to see their families knowing they can't.

I've taken care of fellow health care workers as they've fought for their lives.

I want to stress on this briefing there were multiple ?

"* very strong ?

"* pleas outlining the struggle health care workers are facing..

Saying as bad as things are now ?

"* things are likely to get worse.

Live in thank you jessica.

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"*r?*a is also asking the governor to look into how hospitals can continue to handle elective surgeries as covid?

"*19 cases surge.