Nevada National Guard supporting curbside testing site

Nevada National Guard supporting curbside testing site

MEMBERS OF THE AIR NATIONALGUARD ARE - AT A COVID-19TESTING SITE.ITS A FIRST FOR THE VALLEY -AND ITS ALL IN AN EFFORT TOSTART TESTING MORE PEOPLE.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON JOINS US LIVE FROM THETESTING SITE WITH HOW THEYREHELPINGWE'VE HEARD THEY WERE PREPAREDFOR ANY CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE-AND NOW- YOU CAN SEE THEM HEREBEHIND ME AT THE TESTING SITE-ALL OF THEM- ARE ESSENTIALLYVOLUNTEERSRIGHT NOW- THERE ARE OVER 30AIRMEN AT THE UNLV CURBSIDETESTING SITE- DOING ANYTHINGFROM SECURITY-TO CHECKING ID'S- TO ASSISTINGWITH LAB TESTING.THIS HELPS FREE UP METROOFFICERS- SO THEY CAN GET BACKTO PATROL.BUT ITS ALSO A WAY TO INCREASEPERSONNEL HERE- SO UNLVMEDICINE CAN TEST EVEN MOREPEOPLE- AND MEET THE DEMAND OFPATIENTS NEEDING TESTING FORCOVID-19.OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS- THEYLLGO FROM TESTING 150 PATIENTS ADAY- TO OVER 300.CALEENA LONGWORTH FIRST LTN,NEVADA NATIONAL GUARD9:17:48:38 I THINK WE BOTHFOUND THAT IF WE BOTH WORKTOGETHER AND CREATED APARTNERSHIP THAT WE'D BE ABLETO HELP MORE PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY THAN IF WE WORKED ASSEPARATE ENTITIES 9:16:22:13THEY ARE ACCEPTING PATIENTSHERE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY- YOUDO EVERYTHING FROM INSIDE YOURCAR.KALYNA-FOR A FIFTH WEEK IN A ROW,MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVEFILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT DUE TOTHE PANDEMIC.THE GOVERNMENT REP