The Georgia Department of Public Health put out a call Tuesday for medical volunteers to help fight the coronavirus pandemic in Georgia.
The move comes as more and more cases of COVID-19 are confirmed. Hospitals are seeing more patients with the disease, and Georgia is facing a shortage of nurses.
Officials warned last November that the nursing shortage had reached a crisis level.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
