Staff Sgt. David Hathaway, of the North Dakota Army
Summary
Staff Sgt. David Hathaway, of the North Dakota Army National Guard, takes a swab sample from an asymptomatic Cass County Sheriff's Department deputy who is volunteering to take a COVID-19 test in the parking lot of the FaroDome, N.D., April 25, 2020 as Maj. Shelley Bartow, of the North Dakota National guard state medical detachment assists him. They are wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to stay safe while they work and help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus while testing people as they drive through the mass testing process in their vehicles. They are just a few of the N.D. National Guard members partnering with the N.D. Department of Health and other civilian agencies in support of the whole community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asymptomatic first responders are among the people being tested to learn more about the Coronavirus. The healthy first responders are participating the community effort to test the mass testing process for future testing. Approximately 1000 people were tested in the seven-hour testing event April 25. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by CMSgt David H. Lipp)