Some 200 nurses at one medical facility in Connecticut are in isolation and unable to do their tasks since they can’t get checked for the coronavirus, the state’s Gov. Ned Lamont( D) stated on MSNBC Monday.
” I can tell you Danbury Hospital is currently at capacity, and they have 200 nurses who are on furlough since they touched [with someone who tested positive for COVID-19],” Lamont told host Chris Hayes.
” If I could test those nurses, I might possibly get them back into the video game a lot sooner,” he said.
Hayes had actually asked Lamont earlier what resources the state– which has 26 reported cases — would need to reduce pressure on its medical facility emergency rooms and extensive care units. The news anchor appeared stunned by the governor’s reaction.
” Wait a second,” Hayes said. “You have actually