Outbreak of coronavirus at a Tennessee nursing home forced the facility to be temporarily closed for cleaning with dozens of residents and staff members sent into quarantine.
Nurses are speaking out about critical shortages of masks, gloves, and protective equipment.
The hospital statement said a total of two of the nursing home patients have died. It did not disclose whether they had tested positive for the virus. The hospital said dozens more noncritical patients were being transported from the nursing home to three other hospitals.
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