New Orleans EMS can't keep up with calls due to the Covid-19 surge as mayor restores a mask mandate
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Emergency medical responders in New Orleans have been hit so hard by the resurgence in Covid-19 cases that the city doesn't have the capacity to handle 911 calls, the mayor said Friday as she announced a new mask mandate and a contract to increase EMS resources.
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