As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues, long term care facilities are continuing to be hit hard in the United States. More than 7,000 nursing home residents have died from COVID-19 nationwide, according to reports. In New Jersey, at the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak with the second most cases in the country, the problem is concerning enough that governor Phil Murphy is asking his attorney general to investigate certain facilities and their responses, specifically a nursing home in Andover where reportedly more than 70 residents have died from COVID-19. New Jersey has more than 400 long term care facilities, and experts have predicted for weeks that outbreaks in these types of facilities would be particularly deadly. Most are now barring visitors and asking all employees to wear the proper equipment and be screened for symptoms, but staffing issues and a lack of gear has posed problems and dangers.
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