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MN National Guard activates 200 to assist with COVID-19 testing; another 200 expect later this week

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GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | More than 200 soldiers and airmen from the Minnesota National Guard have been activated to support the state’s COVID-19 response efforts. This number is expected to increase to more than 400 by the end of the week.The Guard members will focus on three areas: supporting nasal swab community testing sites, supporting saliva community testing sites and providing staff support to long-term care facilities.“The Minnesota National Guard stands ready to assist the people of our state and nation through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis period,” Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, Minnesota National Guard adjutant general, said in a statement released Tuesday. “Guardsmen enlist to serve and defend their friends and neighbors during times of need. Whether for a pandemic, natural disaster or to defend our nation overseas the Guard will be there when they need us.”The Guard has been assisting the state Health Department in operating community-based testing sites across Minnesota since September. Starting this week Guard members will be assigned to 11 semi-permanent testing locations, which will operate through the end of the year at National Guard armories in Albert Lea, Anoka, Crookston, Fairmont, Hibbing, Hutchinson, Inver Grove Heights, Morris, Stillwater and Wadena. And additional location will be in the west metro.The Guard also is supporting the state’s saliva testing locations in Brooklyn Park, Duluth, Minneapolis, Moorhead and St. Paul.Guard members at testing sites won’t conduct tests but will assist with logistics, registration, supply management and transportation in coordination with local public health staff.Those supporting long-term care facilities will complete temporary nursing assistant training in accordance with state Health Department and the National Center of Assisted Living guidelines. Medically trained Guard members will conduct the training with validation by the Health Department.For more information about COVID-19 testing, visit:&nbsp;.For details on testing sites at Guard armories, visit:Sign up for Newsletters and AlertsClose

GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | More than 200 soldiers and airmen from the Minnesota National Guard have been activated to support the state’s COVID-19 response efforts. This number is expected to increase to more than 400 by the end of the week.The Guard members will focus on three areas: supporting nasal swab community testing sites, supporting saliva community testing sites and providing staff support to long-term care facilities.“The Minnesota National Guard stands ready to assist the people of our state and nation through the uncertainty of...

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