Newsom deploying National Guard to help staff COVID-19 testing sites

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BREAKING Gov. Newsom deploying National Guard members to help staff COVID-19 testing sites amid high demand, staffing shortages

The governor's move comes as it becomes more and more difficult to find test kits in many parts of California. Delays in getting results are causing increasing frustration and contributing to the surge of infections that in just two weeks more than doubled the number of people in hospitals with COVID-19.

The surge of cases in California has led to a soaring demand for tests that in many places simply can't be found. Some county mail-in testing programs have been halted due to exploding demand. In places where tests are available, people sometimes have to wait in line for several hours. When he started feeling sick this week, he said he couldn't find an at-home kit in stores and testing appointments at nearby pharmacies were booked. He wound up paying nearly $100 for a rapid test to confirm he didn't have the variant.

"Please don't decide that because you didn't get tested, you don't have COVID and you don't have to stay home if you've got symptoms," she said."We do ask while we're trying to increase testing capacity and make it much easier for everyone who need to test to get a test that you please stay home while you're symptomatic."

 

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Thank you Gov. NEWSOM!! Newsom

So we're back to 2020, eh?

200 troops across 50 testing sites statewide MSM labels him a hero

Damn probably would’ve helped if he didn’t get healthy workers fired with his mandate

💉🦠😳

Vote him out already!!

Your papers were not in order!

Wait the lady on the phone said get vaccinated so you won’t spread it to someone who can’t get vaccinated! But here’s the problem! The vaccinated are getting COVID! So how does getting vaccinated help that situation? 🤯

China is the Virus.

Send military to China to fight the Chinese Virus.

Military poisoning.

GavinNewsom love to pointlessly deploy the military against the covid virus. He is a master of the empty gesture.

Maybe if helpful medical personnel have not been fired, hospitals wouldn't be so overcrowded and the cases would've dropped

😯😯😯😯😯😯😯

noitsnotyello

GavinNewsom CAgovernor MayorOfLA Newsom is activating the National Guard but isn’t willing to sign a piece of paper that allows for a temporary virtual start of schools to protect kids and their families?

He may be a tool with some things but at least he cares and is doing something to help with this up tick of cases unlike the Florida Governor who could care less if his peeps live or die.

Arngrim Wow!

Again,we already experienced the National Guard in 2019 when all this political nonsense has to be added that nobody talks anymore about Covid-cases,as there are only the variants Delta and Omicron left. So what GavinNewsom

It's time to trust the vaccines. The first wave I had covid, it almost killed me. After being vaccinated covid felt like 'cold-like' symptoms. Those that decided to not vaccinate--made their decision; Only breakthrough cases that are severe should be reported moving forward.

What are they supposed to do? (No I didn't read the thing)

Wow the national guard! What has become of this state?! What’s next I wonder…

How about the pharmacists stop beirut style black marketing take home tests? Tests cost $5 at cvspharmacy yet private pharmacies selling them for $30, $50, $100? Same exact brand of tests

Thank god for all the mask mandates and VaccinePassports implemented here in LA. Really helped a lot… GavinNewsom 🖕🏻

This only helps if there's actual tests at the testing facilities

Are they going to attack the virus? 😂

All these non-doctors who didn’t even read the article with the stupidass comments

Wtf?

Future furur

Cold-Rona striking the State. Go test! Make sure you know that they are still not giving you any treatment for what you may or may not test positive for. Real American Heroes! Knowing is half the battle…and or confirms agendas.

How many deaths are occuring and hospitalizations relative to the amount of people getting covid?

Whatever, going to a baseball tourney and out to dinner, mask free. Live your life…

Slowwww the testing down please…

Now the Million dollar question we’ve asked ourselves 100 years ago, 50 years ago, 10 years ago & 1 year ago, how come homes are built with bathroom exhaust fans but no exhaust fans for: 1- The living room 2- The bedroom If you vote for me to become the next President of the

iHeartRadio cancel alter ego, thanks

Have you seen the car lines at Kaiser hospitals for Covid testing? I thought ppl were trying to avoid an accident on the frwy by taking the surface streets. Ppl wait hrs and still can't get seen.

Man is not going to lockdown until everyone is sick isn’t he…

Hmmmm. Could use them on that screwed up supply chain. People with NO symptoms standing in cold weather hoping to test positive and avoid 5 days of work don't need the national guard.

Between their High Schools, ABCUnified School District had 1500 kids absent this week due to COVID19.

Why won’t Californians take Covid seriously.. if they’d just mask up this would pass in two weeks and be over

Well well well if it isn't the consequences of our own actions...remotejanuary

Stop letting the unvaccinated into hospitals. Problem solved.

lol rise up folks

By next weekend, the numbers will start to drop dramatically. Just like they did last January.

For what!! 🤷🏻‍♀️ To enforce mask and social distancing‼️ 😷 😂 😅 🤣 😂 RamsNFL 💙💛

Here We Go Ready Yourself People

Where were they during the riots?

What are they supposed to do.

This is probably because they are going to try to do lockdowns

…..what’s the national guard going to do honestly? I’m curious.

Will they be assigned to distribute masks? If so, let me know where, and I will be there for a 30 day supply. Good luck!

What the fuck are they gonna do?

What’s the national guard suppose to do

BuT iT's MiLDeR

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