Governor Charlie Baker is activating 500 members of the National Guard to support state hospitals that are straining under a high number of Covid cases and a staffing shortage.
He says Guard members are due a “tremendous thank you”.
The Governor is also issuing a statewide mask advisory.
300 of those members will be trained this week to support 55 hospitals and 12 ambulance services and will report for work on Monday.
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