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Coronavirus Takes Lives Of 2 Veterans At Chelsea Soldiers’ Home – CBS Boston
Two staff members have also tested positive for COVID-19.
Two staff members have also tested positive for COVID-19.
One ward in the home is now “strictly for residents who have tested-positive.” The rest of the veterans have been quarantined to their wards to minimize their risk of exposure.
“The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home followed appropriate reporting and protocols for a COVID-19 incident and is working to prioritize veteran residents’ health during this outbreak,” spokesman Timothy Leazott said in a statement Wednesday.
Last Friday, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) set up a tent outside the complex so temperatures could be taken of all staff members before they enter the building.
The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. (WBZ-TV)
A lack of proper isolation and overcrowding allegedly led to 13 deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home for veterans earlier this week. Six of them have tested positive for coronavirus. The state launched an investigation into the home Wednesday.
Two staff members have also tested positive for COVID-19.
Two staff members have also tested positive for COVID-19.
One ward in the home is now “strictly for residents who have tested-positive.” The rest of the veterans have been quarantined to their wards to minimize their risk of exposure.
“The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home followed appropriate reporting and protocols for a COVID-19 incident and is working to prioritize veteran residents’ health during this outbreak,” spokesman Timothy Leazott said in a statement Wednesday.
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