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11 Veterans Die at Massachusetts Health Facility

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   Officials in the northeastern U.S. state of Massachusetts say the
   superintendent of a state-run veterans' home was relieved of his duties
   after it was announced Monday 11 residents of the home had died,
   including at least five who tested positive for coronavirus.

   State veterans' services officials say tests are pending for at least
   five others, who died at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, about 140
   kilometers west of Boston.

   State officials say the home's superintendent, Bennett Walsh, was put
   on paid administrative leave and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker,
   on his Twitter account, said public health experts are conducting a
   review of the home and its procedures.

   Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Dan Tsai said in a statement
   the department has established an onsite clinical command team
   comprised of medical, epidemiological, and operational experts
   responsible for the comprehensive and rapid response to the outbreak of
   COVID-19.

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