Big steps made in Maryland to help combat COVID-19

Big steps made in Maryland to help combat COVID-19

LOOK LIV━ THELOOK LIV━ THE NEW TESTINGSITES AND FIELD HOSPITALSOPENING TODAY ARE CRITICAL INMOVING THE STATE TOWARDSRECOVERY..

GOVERNOR LARRYHOGAN SAYS EVEN PUTTING USAHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

HOGA━Together we are going todefeat this deadly virusWITHIN THE LAST WEEK, WESEEN NEW FIELD HOSPITALS ANDTESTING SITES OPEN UP TO HELPCOMBAT THE SPREAD OF COVI━19AS WE APPROACH 20,000 POSITIVECASES IN MARYLAND WITH 15HUNDRED PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED.TODAY, THE BALTIMORECONVENTION CENTER FIELDHOSPITAL OPENED UP FORPATIENTS WHO ARE RECOVERING.THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDMEDICAL SYSTEM AND JOHNSHOPKINS MEDICINE WILLC━MANAGE THE 250 BED FIELDHOSPITAL& STAFFED WITH OVERTHOUSAND HEALTH CARE WORKERS.NEW TESTING SITES ARE ALSOOPENING ACROSS THE STATE..

ASTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHREPORTS A RECORD HIGH NUMBEROF TEST RESULTS TODAY.

TWOADDITIONAL DRIVE THROUGHTESTING SITES WILL OPEN ATVEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONSTATIONS IN BALTIMORE ANDCALVERT COUNTIES THIS WEEK&.AND NEW COMMUNITY TESTINGSITES ARE OPENING IN BALTIMOCOUNTY, AT THE LIBERTY FAMILYRESOURCE CENTER AND INBALTIMORE CITY, AT CLIFTONPARK.

ALL THESE NEW FACILITIESBRING THE STATE STEPS TOWARDSHEALTH AND SAFETY..

AND STEPSTOWARDS NORMALCY.

EXPANDINGTESTING CAPABILITIES ANDINCREASING HEALTH CARECAPACITY ARE BOTH ESSENTIALFOR THE MARYLAND STRON━ROADMAP TO RECOVERY PLAN HOGANLAID OUT FRIDAY.

THE OTHER TWOBLOCKS ARE RAMPING UP THESUPPLY OF PPE AND BUILDING AROBUST CONTACT TRACINGOPERATION.

HOGA━ Having thesefour building blocks orpillars in place gives us thepublic infrastructure to tryto attack this virus froevery direction AFTER THOSEPILLARS ARE COMPELTE AND THEREIS 1━DAY DOWNWARD TREND INTHE NUMBERS, HOGAN SAYS STAGEONE CAN START, WHICH ISLIFTING THE STAY AT HOME ORDERAND REOPENING SOME SMALLBUSINESSES.

HOGA━ Togetherthe stage of mayrld willreturn stronger and betterhtan ever LOOK LIV━ ACCORDINGTO THE ROADMAP WEBSITE, THESTATE IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULEWITH INCREASING THE HOSPITALSURGE CAPACITY AND ON TRACKWITH THE OTHER THREE.

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