National Guard suffers PPE shortages as plans begin for state sharing

National Guardsmen supporting the medical response to the coronavirus are running short on personal protective equipment, resulting in the delayed opening of COVID-19 virus testing sites in some areas, said the National Guard bureau chief, Gen. Joseph Lengyel, at a Pentagon press briefing.

“There have been cases where they have said they have to delay the opening of the sites until they have the PPE,” Lengyel said Wednesday, noting that the demand for new testing sites has not met the distribution capacity of limited PPE.