No plans to test most National Guard members for Covid-19 before they deploy across DC
CNN
Keri Enriquez and Zachary Cohen
The overwhelming majority of 20,000 National Guard members expected in Washington for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will not be tested for coronavirus before they are deployed from states around the country or upon their arrival in the nation’s capital, a National Guard spokesperson tells CNN.
Testing for National Guard members sent to DC is “case dependent” but not widely required, the spokesperson said, noting there are some screening procedures, such as temperature checks, in place.
“Incoming Guard men and women are screened upon departure from their individual states and upon arrival to the DC Armory according to CDC guidelines. Temperature checks and screening questions are in place; masks and social distancing are required where the mission allows,” the DC National Guard said in a statement to CNN Friday.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-inauguration-security-dc-capitol-news-01-15-21/h_44275aaf05a7b504e57c0f8b8a39e914
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