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California to move healthy nursing home residents to USNS Mercy
« on: April 11, 2020, 11:25:29 pm »
California to move healthy nursing home residents to USNS Mercy
MSN, Apr 11, 2020, Fox News

California will move some senior citizens from care homes to the USNS Mercy in order to better isolate them from coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.

Newsom said Friday that the Navy hospital ship will expand its original mandate to help alleviate pressure on nursing homes. Only non-COVID-19 residents will be moved.

The governor claimed that over 1,200 residents and staff at nursing homes across the state have tested positive for the virus, with an additional 370 positive cases in small, home-based facilities.

COVID-19 has been especially deadly for senior citizens, with a fatality rate of close to 15 percent in patients over the age of 80, according to a recent study.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Newsom is also dispatching 600 nurses “trained in infectious disease control” to assist nursing homes and other adult care facilities.


More:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-to-move-healthy-nursing-home-residents-to-usns-mercy/ar-BB12uhHB?ocid=spartanntp
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Re: California to move healthy nursing home residents to USNS Mercy
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2020, 11:37:08 pm »
This sounds like a better move than what happened in NY.
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Re: California to move healthy nursing home residents to USNS Mercy
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2020, 12:46:49 am »
Good move!
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