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COVID-19 tests will now be required for nursing home staff

by Associated Press
| August 25, 2020 2:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scrambling to check the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes, the Trump administration announced Tuesday it will require facilities to test staff regularly or face fines.

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