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The Minnesota National Guard finally left its last nursing home on Tuesday, The Guard had been deployed to 50 nursing homes to ease staffing shortages during the fall and winter COVID wave.

The Minnesota National Guard finally left its last nursing home on Tuesday, The Guard had been deployed to 50 nursing homes to ease staffing shortages during the fall and winter COVID wave.

The deployment of National Guard troops comes as health care facilities face a staffing crunch in the pandemic, with workers burnt out by long hours.

The governor's office also announced that the community testing site at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul will get a 50% increase in testing capacity after the National Guard was instructed to help there.

The governor's office also announced that the community testing site at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul will get a 50% increase in testing capacity after the National Guard was instructed to help there.

The governor's office also announced that the community testing site at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul will get a 50% increase in testing capacity after the National Guard was instructed to help there.

When licensed practical nurse Lori Dietrich heard Gov. Tim Walz planned to deploy more than 400 Minnesota National Guard members to the nursing facilities to help depleted and overworked staff, she had one question.

Minnesota National Guard soldiers reported for duty Tuesday to train as certified nursing assistants as part of the state's COVID-19 response.

Minnesota National Guard soldiers reported for duty Tuesday to train as certified nursing assistants as part of the state's COVID-19 response.

Providers in New York and Minnesota are receiving additional help from National Guard forces to aid with severe staffing shortages amid worries about the omicron variant.