From field hospitals to respirator masks, Pentagon wades into coronavirus support role
(Worthy News) – The Pentagon on Tuesday laid out how the U.S. military would support the medical response to the coronavirus, from using its stockpile of respirator masks to potentially building field hospitals and perhaps even deploying Navy hospital ships to reduce the stress on U.S. emergency rooms.
The moves illustrate the massive government effort that will be required to deal with the fast-spreading pandemic, with the number of cases topping 5,800 in the United States and the death toll approaching 100.
Military officials have cautioned that while the Pentagon is ready to help, most of the military’s readily available medical resources are focused on trauma care rather than infectious diseases. [ Source: Reuters (Read More…) ]
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