In this Sunday March 29, 2020 provided by the Office Of Mayor Garretti cots are set up as a medical station to help relieve nearby hospitals as they fight COVID-19, at the Los Angeles Convention center in downtown Los Angeles. National Guard troops set up beds in the sprawling Los Angeles Convention Center, converting it from a site that normally hosts meetings, trade shows and exhibitions into a field hospital. (Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti via AP)
March 30, 2020
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Retired docs, nursing, med students: California wants you
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is recruiting thousands of retired health care workers along with medical and nursing students to help as emergency hospitals that could include sites like the Los Angeles Coliseum and other sports arenas handle an anticipated flood of coronavirus patients, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.