For many Americans, this year’s turkey day looked different from those of the past.
Large gatherings shrank. Family video calls commenced. Traditions went on hiatus.
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David Cruickshank heads the Connecticut 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team task force that is aiding Campbell County Memorial Hospital through next week.
News Record Photo/Mike Moore
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Lynda Paquette, from Vermont, recently retired from a 50-year nursing career. She is part of the Connecticut 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team deployed to Gillette to aid Campbell County Health’s COVID-19 response.
News Record Photo/Mike Moore
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The COVID-19 ward of Campbell County Memorial Hospital is draped off and only accessible to medical personnel donned in all the necessary PPE.
News Record Photo/Mike Moore
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Dave Murphy, a member of the Connecticut 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team, wears full PPE as he administers nasal swabs for the hospital's drive-up COVID-19 testing.
News Record Photo/Mike Moore
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The Connecticut 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team split into two separate task forces to aid the COVID-19 response in Gillette and Cheyenne.
News Record Photo/Mike Moore
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