The Nebraska National Guard will be deployed to Grand Island this week to set up a temporary coronavirus testing tent.

Additional state resources are flowing to the central Nebraska area with a growing number of coronavirus cases. The state will provide more staff to track down those who came into contact with infected people, work with Grand Island employers on quarantining sick workers and communicate to the public the need to stay home and practice social distancing.

The Grand Island medical community, Mayor Roger Steele and Central District Health Department Director Teresa Anderson have said a two-week stay-at-home order could help the area get a handle on its current outbreak.

At a press conference Monday, Anderson said Gov. Pete Ricketts doesn’t favor that approach.

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