Gov. Holcomb announces Indiana National Guard will be deployed to long term care facilities

Gov. Holcomb announces Indiana National Guard will be deployed to long term care facilities

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday long term care facilities will receive help from the National Guard to work with staff members with COVID-19 care.

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Tonight -- governor eric holcomb says he's bringing in the national guard to help in the fight against covid 19.

Indiana continues to stay in stage five... but health officials continue to worry about a rise in cases and hospitalizations across the state.fox 55's chris mullooly reports what state leaders are stressing to hoosiers.

Thank you for joining us again for another weekly update governor holcomb holding his weekly wednesday meeting on all things covid 19.this afternoon... he says there'll be some help heading the way of long term care facilities.

The national guard.work side by side staff members and help them with screening employees and data entry and testing and infection control practicesthe changes starting november first will help the workers in housing with seniors out... many of which have been overwhelmed by the complications covid brings.but a major change not occuring in indiana... is stage level.it's not wait for something to be a review something on a website.

This is promoting best practiceschief medical officer doctor lindsay weaver says the hospitalizations and case numbers are alarming..

Especially in those senior centers.while we saw cases declined for a while we are now experiencing a surge in covid and our long term care facilities, which is why we are taking the additional steps to protect our most vulnerable usersbut the help from the national guard will provide relief.the governor also saying 2 million n-95 masks are goning to long term care facilities.i'll leave it to you to go into the details, we're going to be sending a lot of additional pp in 95, masks and gowns and face shields, to all the long term care facilities as we have in the pastand calls on all hoosiers to remain active in masking up... social distancing... and protecting those around you.in fort wayne chris mullooly fox 55 news.

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