National Guard Assist With COVID-19 Testing at West Virginia Nursing Home

The National Guard was deployed to assist in testing the residents and staff of a West Virginia nursing home on April 6 after one residents tested positive for COVID-19.

All 124 residents and 39 staff members of the Eastbrook Center nursing facility in Charleston were tested for the virus after the first positive case was identified on April 5, authorities said.

A second positive result was found on April 6, according to local media.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard wore full personal protective equipment when they were deployed to the nursing home to assist with testing using nasal swabs. Credit: US Department of Defense via Storyful