CALIFORNIA — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the activation of the
California National Guard to support local communities with additional
testing facilities and capacity amid the national surge in COVID-19 cases
driven by the Omicron variant.
More than 200 Cal Guard members will be deployed across 50 Optum Serve
sites around the state, serving as interim clinical staff while permanent
staff is hired, the governor announced.
The difficulty finding coronavirus test kits in many parts of California
and 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 omicron variant has spread rapidly around the nation and accounted for
at least 80 percent of COVID-19 cases in California, according to Newsom.
Negative test results can be a necessity for any number of activities,
from going to work to boarding an airplane or attending a sporting event.
Delays in getting results — or inability to find a test kit — can mean
people with very mild or no symptoms may presume they are not infected and
go about their usual routines.
"California has led the country's fight against COVID-19, implementing
first-in-the-nation public health measures that have helped save tens of
thousands of lives," Newsom said. "We continue to support communities in
their response to COVID by bolstering testing capacity."
The announcement comes as Omicron continues to spread rapidly across the
globe, accounting for at least 80 percent of COVID-19 cases in California.
Riiiight. This makes tooons of sense. Pull working NGs from their daily
work as health care providers and reassign them right back to the same
tasks to make yourself look productive to the media.
The stupid media will buy this sleight of hand just like they do every
other dumb thing Democrats do.
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