Lee mobilizes National Guard to assist rural assessment sites

Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday he has mobilized the Tennessee National Guard to assist with handling the spread of COVID-19 and made other adjustments that signify this pandemic will be prolonged.

Lee sent 250 personnel, 150 of whom are medically trained, to assist 35 remote COVID-19 assessment sites in rural communities as the coronavirus continues to spread into those regions. He said none of the personnel was removed from any health-care-related private sector jobs.