Protective gear for nursing homes

THERE'S A NEW PUSH TO GETPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTTO WORKERS AT NURSING HOMESAND LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES..

THESE LOCATIONSHAVE MADE UP 30 PERCENT OF THECONFIRMED CASES IN BALTIMORECOUNTY.

WMAR2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON JOINS US LIVE FROMA FUTURE CARE FACILITY INRANDALLSTOWN━ WITH WHATSUPPLIES THE COUNTY BOUGHT ANDWHERE THEY'RE GOING.

ERIN?THEY SECURED THIS EQUIPMENTSPECIFICALLY FOR THOSTRUGGLING NURSING HOMES.

THEBALTIMORE COUNTY EXECUTIVESAYS HAVING THE PROPER PPE FORTHESE WORKERS IS A CRUCISTEP TOWARDS R━ OPENNG.

THEYGOT SEVERAL SUPPLIES OF GLOVESIN ALL DIFFERENT SIZES━ 60THOUSAND SURGICAL MASKS AND 40THOUSAND ISOLATION GOWNS.

FORA LOCATION TO GET THEEQUIPMENT THEY HAVE TO MEETTHE CIRCUMSTANCES━ IF THECOUNTY SURVEY INDICATES A NEEDAT THAT PARTICULAR FACILITY━IF A STATE STRIKE TEAMINDICATES A SHORTAGE━ IF EMSNOTICES A NEED FOR PPE WHENTHEY RESPOND TO A SPECIFICFACILITY━ IF THE DEPARTMENTOF HELTH DETERMINES A NEED━OR IF A FACILITY DIRECTLYREQUESTS ASSISTANCE.

IF YOUWORK AT A LONG TERM CAREFACILITY AND NEED THISEQUIPMENT EMAIL━LBSS@BALTIMOREC OUNTYMD.GOV━FOR MORE INFORMATION.

INBALTIMORE COUNTY━ THERE HAVEBEEN MANY CASES AND DEATHS ATTHESE LOCATIONS.

HERE AT THISFUTURE CARE FACILITY━ MORETHAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE WEREDIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS━ 13 PEOPLE HAVE DIED━ 12RESIDENTS AND ONE STAFFMEMBER.

ONE OF THEIR OTHERLOCATIONS IN REISTERSTOWN━ALSO HAD MORE THAN 100 CASESAND 12 RESIDENTS WHO DIED.

WEHAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OURWEBSITE ABOUT THE CASES INNURSING HOMES THROUGHOUT THESTATE.

LIVE IN BALTIMORECOUNTY━ ERIN MACPHERSON WMAR2