ALBANY, N.Y.., (May 23, 2020) - 1st Lieutenant Puinno of the 101st Calvary in Niagara Falls gives an interview about the work being done by the New York National Guard. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shortage of test kits, the Department of Homeland Security Emergency Services (DHSES) and the NYS Department of Health (DOH) stood-up operations to assemble test kits at the Wadsworth Center in Albany. The goal was 350,000 test kits.
New York National Guard service members collaborate with DHS and NYS DOH to assemble COVID-19 test kits for proliferation to the 10 mobile testing sites throughout the state. The members are just a part of 3500 soldiers and airmen currently on duty as part of New York’s response to COVID-19.
Date Taken: | 05.23.2020 |
Date Posted: | 05.23.2020 15:34 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 753837 |
VIRIN: | 200523-Z-TJ681-0001 |
Filename: | DOD_107827251 |
Length: | 00:02:08 |
Location: | ALBANY, NEW YORK, US |
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