LARGEST
LARGEST PROVIDERS IS FURLOUGHING EMPLOYEES.
>>
>> THE
>> THE NUMBER OF DEATHS WE HAVE SUFFERED IN THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED CASES HAS ROUGHLY
DOUBLED.
DOUBLED.
DOUBLED. >> WE NEED TO DO MORE.
THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM
GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE AS HE
EXTENDS THE STAY AT HOME ORDER
FOR ANOTHER MONTH.
THAT MEANS MANY BUSINESSES
HAVE TO REMAIN CLOSED.
I AM JOYCE TAYLOR.
>> I AM GREG COPELAND.
BRIT MOORER SPOKE WITH A
RESTAURANT WORKER, WHO IS
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
INDUSTRY WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN
THE ORDER IS FINALLY LIFTED.
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE SAYS HE'S OPTIMISTIC
BUT NOT READY TO REMOVE
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. HE IS EXTENDING HIS STAY AT
HOME ORDER UNTIL MAY 4th.
>> WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT ALL
OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. IT'S HEAVY ON EVERYONE,
INCLUDING MYSELF.
INCLUDING MYSELF. >> Reporter: IT'S AN ATTEMPT
TO FLATTEN THE CURVE IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. HE SAYS IT'S A "MORAL
NECESSITY."
NECESSITY." >> AS WE THINK OF THE OWNERS
OF SMALL RESTAURANTS, WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM
REOPENING.
REOPENING. IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE
WANT TO BEAT THIS VIRUS AS
SOON AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: THE RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY, TAKING A MASSIVE HIT
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STATE
REPORT.
REPORT.
REPORT. THERE WERE MORE THAN 20,000
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED LAST
WEEK, AND MORE THAN 40,000 THE
WEEK BEFORE.
WEEK BEFORE. >> THE SHORT-TERM PROBLEMS ARE
PAYING OUR RENT WITH THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. RENT IS HIGH HERE IN SEATTLE.
WORKERS LIKE MYSELF RELY ON
HAVING CUSTOMERS EVERY DAY TO
MANAGE OUR BILLS.
>> Reporter: SIMONE BARON HAS
WORKED IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
SHE SAYS EACH DAY THAT PASSES
IS ONLY MAKING THE SITUATION
MORE COMPLICATED.
MORE COMPLICATED. >> THE FURTHER THIS GOES,
WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO
DO BUSINESS, AND NOT ABLE TO
GO BACK TO WORK, THE LESS
MONEY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AND
THE MORE RESTAURANTS WILL
CLOSE PERMANENTLY.
CLOSE PERMANENTLY. >> Reporter: SHE THINKS
RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE IF AND
WHEN THINGS RETURN TO NORMAL.
>> IT'S SCARY RIGHT NOW TO SEE
THAT ALL OF THE INSECURITY
AROUND WHETHER OR NOT
RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO BE
REOPENING , AND WHETHER OR NOT
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE JOBS TO
GO BACK TO, IS GROWING.
>> Reporter: BRIT MOORER,
KING 5 NEWS.
>>> THE GOVERNOR ALSO HELD A
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL, WHERE
PEOPLE COULD ASK QUESTIONS
DIRECTLY.
DIRECTLY.
DIRECTLY. ONE PERSON ASKED WHAT HE WOULD
SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL
GETTING TOGETHER WITH THEIR
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. >> IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR
RELATIVES THAT ARE PRACTICING
SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PUBLIC,
MAYBE, EVEN IN THE WORKFORCE,
BUT THEN THEY HAVE FRIENDS
OVER, AND SIT AROUND THE TABLE
HAVING DINNER REAL CLOSE, OR
IF
IF YOU
IF YOU ARE A GRANDPARENT AND YOU WRESTLE WITH YOUR
GRANDKID, YOU ARE EVERY BIT AS
DANGEROUS.
>>>
>>> GUN
>>> GUN STORES ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE LIST OF
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES BUT
SOMETIMES DURING THE ARE NOT
CLOSING.
CLOSING.
CLOSING. LIKE THE EASTSIDE GUN SHOP SAYS
YOUR RIGHT TO PROTECTION IS AN
ESSENTIAL NEED AND A
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS
SAID GUNSHOTS SHOULD REMAIN
OPEN.
OPEN.
OPEN. >>
OPEN. >> AND THE GOVERNMENT SAYS TO
STAY IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS AND
FAMILY, BUT DO IT VIRTUALLY.
>>> CHRIS VANDERVEEN SHOWS US
WHY THIS IS OUR ONLY DEFENSE.
>> Reporter: SEE THAT?
THAT'S YOU.
YOU
YOU HAVE
YOU HAVE A MEASLES. THOSE THOUGHTS AROUND YOU HAVE
ZERO PROTECTION AGAINST THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. SCIENCE TELLS US, YOU WILL
INFECT UPWARDS OF 15 OTHER
DOTS THANKS TO SOMETHING CALLED
R0.
R0.
R0. THAT
R0. THAT TELLS YOU HOW CONTAGIOUS
SOMETHING IS.
SOMETHING IS. BOTH ARE VERY CONTAGIOUS, BUT
MEASLES REMAINS RARE.
NO ONE GETS SMALLPOX ANYMORE.
CREDIT THE RISE OF
VACCINATIONS, AN EFFECTIVE
SHIELD AGAINST CONTAGION.
MAYBE, ONE DOESN'T RECEIVE IT,
BUT MAYBE ONE DOES.
LET'S TAKE THE NEW
CORONAVIRUS, WITH A R0 OF
THREE.
THREE.
THREE. IT'S RATING OF TWO OR THREE
SUGGESTS IT'S NOT AS HARMFUL,
BUT AS OF NOW, NO ONE HAS
PROTECTION.
PROTECTION. THERE IS NO VACCINE.
YOU COULD INFECT TWO OR THREE.
THOSE COULD INFECT FOUR OR
FIVE, AND SO ON.
IN THE U.S., THE NUMBER OF
CASES IS DOUBLING EVERY THREE
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. A
DAYS. A TRUE CASE OF EXPONENTIAL
GROWTH.
GROWTH.
GROWTH. BUT LET'S SAY YOU DECIDE TO
SOCIAL DISTANCE AND ONLY
INFECT ONE, NOT TWO OR THREE.
YOUR NEIGHBOR DOESN'T GO TO
WORK, YOUR COWORKER DOESN'T GO
TO THE PARK, AND A STRANGER
STAYS HOME.
STAYS HOME. INFECTIONS CAN STILL HAPPEN
BUT THE ODDS OF ANYONE
INFECTING TWO OR THREE OTHERS
DECREASES THANKS TO DISTANCE.
THE CONTAGION FLOWS,
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH TURNS INTO
LINEAR GROWTH.
LINEAR GROWTH. UNTIL THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE
TREATMENT FOR VACCINE,
PHYSICAL DISTANCING REPRESENTS
THE BEST ODDS SAY INFECTIOUS
DISEASE EXPERTS.
DISEASE EXPERTS. ONE BY ONE, CONNECTING THE
DOTS.
DOTS.
DOTS. THEY ARE DOING NOTHING BUT
DISCONNECTING THEM.
DISCONNECTING THEM. >>> NATIONWIDE, THERE ARE
213,000 CASES OF COVID-19.
4500 PEOPLE HAVE NOW DIED.
WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS.
THE CDC HAS NOT MADE THAT
INFORMATION AVAILABLE YET.
>>> IN WASHINGTON STATE, THERE
ARE NOW 6500 CASES OF COVID-
19.
19.
19. THAT'S UP MORE THAN 500 FROM
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. OF THOSE, 262 PEOPLE HAVE
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. THAT'S ABOUT 4%.
NEARLY 75,000 PEOPLE HAVE
TESTED NEGATIVE.
TESTED NEGATIVE. >>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
HOW DEADLY CORONAVIRUS CAN BE
FOR THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. UW MEDICINE JUST RELEASED A
STUDY OUTLINING TROUBLING
OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IN
INTENSIVE CARE.
INTENSIVE CARE. TED LAND HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: UW MEDICINE
STUDIED A GROUP OF CRITICALLY
ILL CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS WHO
HAD TO GO INTO INTENSIVE CARE
AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.
THEY SAY, OF THE GROUP OF 24
PEOPLE THEY STUDIED, HALF OF
THEM DIED.
THEM DIED. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN
MIND, THESE PATIENTS WERE THE
SICKEST OF THE SICK.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAD
UNDERLYING CONDITIONS LIKE
DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,
AND KIDNEY DISEASE.
>> THERE WAS A WIDE AGE RANGE,
WHERE THE YOUNGEST WAS IN
THEIR 20s.
THEIR 20s. >> Reporter: LEAD AUTHOR OF
THE STUDY SAYS ANOTHER
IMPORTANT FINDING WAS THAT
PATIENTS WHO HAD TO GO ONTO A
VENTILATOR TO HELP BREVE,
SPENT AN AVERAGE OF 10 DAYS ON
THE MACHINE, A LOT LONGER THAN
I SEE YOU PATIENTS WITH OTHER
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. >> THE EARLIEST THEY CAME OFF
THE VENTILATOR WAS EIGHT DAYS.
I THINK THIS IS A SMALL CASE,
BUT SOME OF THE FINDINGS ARE
CONSISTENT WITH REPORTS FROM
ITALY, AND CHINA.
>> Reporter: HE HOPES THE
FINDINGS WILL HELP HOSPITALS
BETTER LIMITED RESOURCES,
KNOWING PATIENTS MAY SPEND
WEEKS FIGHTING THE VIRUS.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS WE DON'T
KNOW THE ANSWERS TO.
WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE THAN OTHERS?
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS HOPE
THE FINDINGS WILL MAKE DOCTORS
THINK TWICE ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS
PATIENTS SHOW WHEN THEY FIRST
REPORT ILLNESS.
REPORT ILLNESS. THE MOST COMMON EARLY SYMPTOMS
WERE COUGHING AND SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, BUT NOT NECESSARILY
FEVER.
FEVER.
FEVER. BUT THOSE MILD SYMPTOMS
EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE.
IN SEATTLE, TED LAND, KING 5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> WE DON'T WANT ANY AMERICAN
TO WORRY ABOUT THE COST OF
GETTING A TEST OR TREATMENT.
>> VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
ANNOUNCED TODAY, THE WHITE
HOUSE IS CONSIDERING DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS TO COVER
THE COST OF TESTING FOR
CORONAVIRUS FOR UNINSURED
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. THIS, AS MANY AMERICANS
CONSIDER FURLOUGHING WORKERS.
AMONG THE MOST HOSPITALS,
VIRGINIA MASON.
VIRGINIA MASON. WE'VE LEARNED THE FINANCIAL
LOSSES CONNECTED WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS MEANS VIRGINIA
MASON MEDICAL CENTER IS GOING
TO BEGIN FURLOUGHING SOME OF
ITS WORKERS.
ITS WORKERS. KING 5 OBTAINED AN INTERNAL
MEMO OUTLINING WHAT COMPANY
EXECUTIVES SAID WAS A 30% DROP
IN REVENUE.
IN REVENUE. WE ASKED VIRGINIA MASON FOR A
COMMENT.
COMMENT.
COMMENT. THEY SENT US THIS STATEMENT
SAYING, SOME EMPLOYMENT
FURLOUGHS WILL OCCUR BUT NO
LAYOFFS ARE PLANNED.
WE ARE ALSO TEMPORARILY
REDUCING COMPENSATION FOR OUR
EXECUTIVES AND SOME PHYSICIANS
WHILE TAKING ACTION TO CONTROL
OUR NONLOCAL COSTS.
THE HOSPITAL SAYS THE DROP IN
REVENUE IS BECAUSE OF
CANCELLATIONS FOR NONESSENTIAL
SURGERIES, AND CLINICAL VISITS
HAVE BEEN REDUCED.
VIRGINIA MASON IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>>> LIFE CARE CENTER IN
KIRKLAND IS NOW FACING FINES
AND COULD LOSE ITS MEDICARE
CONTRACT.
CONTRACT.
CONTRACT. THIS COMES AFTER A FEDERAL
INVESTIGATION CLAIMED PATIENTS
AND STAFF WERE PUT IN
IMMEDIATE DANGER.
>>
>> Reporter: THAT'S RUSS RAPP, COLLECTING HIS MOTHER IS PUFF
THINGS AFTER SHE DIED OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. LORETTA RAPP WAS STAYING AT
THE LIFE CARE CENTER.
A LONG-TERM HEALTHCARE
FACILITY CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A PANDEMIC BUT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SAYS IT DIDN'T DO
ENOUGH TO STOP THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS. THE CENTER FOR MEDICAID AND
MEDICARE SERVICES, AND
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES,
RELEASING ITS FINDINGS OF THE
REPORT, CLAIMING THERE WAS NO
EVIDENCE THE FACILITY
RECOGNIZED ALL POSSIBLE,
SYSTEMIC RISKS, AND CONCERNS,
ADDING THAT THE FACILITY
FAILED TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY AND
MANAGE SICK RESIDENTS, SAYING
THEY CONTINUED TO ADMIT NEW
PATIENTS, PLACING THEM AT RISK
FOR INFECTION AND DEATH.
RAPP'S MOTHER WAS ONE OF THOSE
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. >> LAST THING I SAID WAS, I
WILL BRING YOUR LAUNDRY BACK
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I DIDN'T
THEN
THEN THE
THEN THE LIFE CARE CENTER IS STILL OPERATING.
STILL OPERATING. THEY HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO
MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES OR
THEY COULD BE FINED AS MUCH AS
$600,000, AND LOSE MEDICAID,
AND MEDICARE FUNDING.
>> I'M CLOSING THE DOOR ON ALL
OF THIS STUFF HERE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE LIFE CARE
CENTER'S STORY CONTINUES TO
EVOLVE.
EVOLVE.
EVOLVE. WE DID HEAR FROM THE LIFE CARE
CENTER OF KIRKLAND.
THEY SEE THERE ARE WORKING
WITH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID,
AND THEY'VE EVEN MADE SOME OF
THE REQUESTED CHANGES, BUT
THEY SAY THEY DO PLAN TO
APPEAL OTHER FINDINGS.
THEY WOULDN'T GO INTO
SPECIFICS, AND SAY THEY WON'T
PUBLICLY.
PUBLICLY.
PUBLICLY. SEBASTIAN ROBERTSON, KING 5
NEWS.
>>>
>>> TIME
>>> TIME NOW FOR THE TOP 5 ON KING 5.
A
A FIRE
A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THIS HOME IN KENT, NEAR MERIDIAN
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. PUGET SOUND FIRE SAID IT WAS
WORRIED THAT FIRE WOULD JUMP
TO NEARBY HOMES.
NO WORD YET ON WHETHER ANYBODY
HAS BEEN HURT.
>>> THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL
GUARD IS OUT, HELPING TO
DISTRIBUTE FOOD AT LOCAL FOOD
BANKS.
BANKS.
BANKS. REGARDS MEN ARE SUPPORTING
OPERATIONS AT THREE FOOD BANKS
IN KING, PIERCE, AND CHELAN
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. >>> KING COUNTY PLANS TO MOVE
HUNDREDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE
FROM SHELTERS TO HOTELS, TO
TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE
CORONAVIRUS SPREAD.
CORONAVIRUS SPREAD. 400 PEOPLE STAYING IN SHELTERS
WILL MOVE TO ONE OF THESE
THREE HOTELS.
THREE HOTELS. HOTEL 116 NEAR DOWNTOWN
BELLEVUE, QUALITY INN, AT
SEATAC AIRPORT, AND THE RED
LION HOTEL IN RENTON.
>>> THOSE WHO RECEIVE FOOD
ASSISTANCE WILL SEE AN
INCREASE IN HOW MUCH THEY
RECEIVED FOR MARCH AND APRIL.
A FAMILY OF TWO REGULARLY
RECEIVING $200 A MONTH WILL
RECEIVE $155 EXTRA.
THOSE WHO ALREADY RECEIVE THE
MAXIMUM, WILL NOT SEE AN
INCREASE.
INCREASE.
INCREASE. >>> TACOMA PUBLIC UTILITIES
HAS PUSHED BACK A PLANNED RATE
INCREASE, VOTING TO MOVE THE
2% RATE INCREASE FROM APRIL TO
JULY 1st.
>>>
>>> MAKING SOME NOISE TO MAKE SURE ONE SPECIAL LADY ISN'T
FORGOTTEN.
FORGOTTEN. >>> ALSO, IF YOU HAVE EXTRA
MASKS, GLOVES,