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>>> SEATTLE SOUNDERS FANS GATHER TODAY FOR THE HOME
OPENER.
OPENER.
OPENER. HOW THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP
DAN'S SAVE.
DAN'S SAVE. >>> THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS DEATH
IN THE UNITED STATES IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THE TOTAL OF CONFIRMED CASES IS
NOW IT EIGHT.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE AND WE
BEGIN WITH AMY MARINO.
>> Reporter: WHEN THEY EXPANDED
THE TESTING AT THE STATE LAB,
THEY TOLD US THAT WE WILL SEE
MORE CASES. THE LATEST TWO
CASES ARE TWO MEN WHO REMAIN
HOSPITALIZED.
HOSPITALIZED. THE TWO NEW CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS ARE PEOPLE
CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED.
CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED. A MAN IN HIS 60s WITH
UNDERLYING HEALTH PROBLEMS IS
IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE
CONDITION AT VALLEY MEDICAL
CENTER IN RENTON.
THE SCENE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL
WAS QUIET.
WAS QUIET. THE HOSPITAL SAID THE MAN IS IN
AN AIRBORNE INFECTION ISOLATION
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. AND
ROOM. AND THAT EVERYONE ON THE CARE
TEAM IS TRAINED IN THE CDC
PRACTICES.
PRACTICES. THE SECOND PRESUMED POSITIVE
CASES A MAN IN HIS 60s IS
HOSPITALIZED AT VIRGINIA MASON
MEDICAL CENTER.
MEDICAL CENTER. THAT MAN ALSO HAS UNDERLYING
HEALTH PROBLEMS.
HEALTH PROBLEMS. IS STATUS IS CRITICAL.
THEY SAID THE MAN HAD NOT
TRAVELED.
TRAVELED.
TRAVELED. THEY BELIEVE THIS IS ANOTHER
CASE WHERE THE VIRUS WAS
CONTRACTED IN THE COMMITTEE.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE
DEATH AT EVERGREEN HEALTH IN
KIRKLAND WHERE MAN IN HIS 50s
PASSED AWAY.
PASSED AWAY. THREE OTHER CASES CONFIRMED IN
KING COUNTY INCLUDING THE
TEENAGER IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
IT'S NOT TIME TO PANIC.
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY, GIVING
STATE AGENCIES THE RESOURCES TO
PREPARE AND RESPOND TO THE
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. THOSE NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE
THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. THE MAN THAT WAS HOSPITALIZED
IN EVERETT HAS RECOVERED AND
GONE HOME.
GONE HOME. WHEN YOU HEAR STATE OF
EMERGENCY THAT SOUNDS SCARY,
THAT SIMPLY SOMETHING THE
GOVERNOR DID TO RELEASE
RESOURCES AND MOVE THINGS
QUICKER SO THAT STATE HEALTH
OFFICIALS CAN GET EVERYTHING
THAT THEY NEED TO FIGHT THIS.
REPORTING LIVE AND CHARLENE,
ANY MARINO, TRAUMA.
>> A TECHNICAL COLLEGE WILL
CLOSE AFTER VISITING THE
NURSING HOME.
NURSING HOME. FOR MORE ON THAT LETS HEAD OUT
TO TED LAND.
>> Reporter: WE STILL KNOW TWO
PEOPLE THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS HERE AT LIFE CENTER
OF KIRKLAND.
OF KIRKLAND. WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT A GROUP
OF NURSING STUDENTS WHO SPENT
TIME HERE AND THEN WENT BACK TO
THEIR COLLEGE CAMPUS WHERE THEY
LIKELY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. THE LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY WILL CLOSE ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHILE CREWS
DISINFECT THE CAMPUS.
THEY ALSO CANCELED LARGE
GATHERINGS THIS WEEK.
THE SCHOOL SAID THAT 17 NURSING
STUDENTS , AND FOUR FACULTY
MEMBERS SPEND TIME WITH
RESIDENTS AND STAFF AT THE
KIRKLAND NURSING HOME WHERE TWO
PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> WE HAD MULTIPLE STUDENTS
THERE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.
>> Reporter: THAT THE STUDENTS
GO BACK TO CAMPUS AND HAVE
CONTACT WITH OTHER STUDENTS?
>> YES, THEY DID.
THAT IS ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT
LED TO THE DECISION TO CLOSE
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS. >> Reporter: LAKE WASHINGTON
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SAID
THAT SCHOOL IS HAVING A
DIFFICULT TIME GETTING ANSWERS
FROM KING COUNTY HEALTH ABOUT
WHAT TO DO NEXT?
>> WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE
STUDENTS THAT WERE AT LIFECARE
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY
OFFICIAL GUIDANCE FROM THE
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD BE
QUARANTINED.
QUARANTINED. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL
WORD.
WORD.
WORD. >>
WORD. >> Reporter: THAT FEELS LIKE
THAT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY?
>> Reporter: THE CITY OF
KIRKLAND HAS ACTIVATED THEIR
EMERGENCY ACTIVATION CENTER.
25 FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS
ARE CURRENTLY COORDINATING.
THAT IS A QUARTER OF THE CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF.
>> Reporter: YOU STILL PROVIDE
A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE?
>> YES, BESIDES HAVING A FULL
LOAD OF STAFF WE HAVE MUTUAL
AID FROM NEIGHBORING
COMMUNITIES THAT WE CAN COUNT
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> Reporter: EVEN AT QUARANTINE
YOUR IT.?
YOUR IT.?
YOUR IT.? >> YES, WE ARE.
>> Reporter: DOZENS OF PEOPLE
ARE BEING MONITORED FOR
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS AND TWO
MORE EMINENCES ARRIVED WITH
ADDITIONAL PATIENTS.
ADDITIONAL PATIENTS. ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO
TRANSPORTED A PATIENT SAID THAT
THAT PATIENT APPEARED TO HAVE
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS.
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. THEY CONTINUE TO MONITOR OTHERS
HERE WHO MAY HAVE COLD AND FLU
LIKE SYMPTOMS, COUGH,
DIFFICULTY BREATHING.
DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THEY ARE BEING MONITORED AND
TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS.
>> MEDICS FROM REDMOND FOR TO
PERMIT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON
QUARANTINE OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION.
OF CAUTION. THIS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
FULLY STAFFED AND RESPONDING TO
CALLS IS NORMAL.
>>> A FEMALE UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONA VIRUS IN
FEDERAL WAY.
FEDERAL WAY. THAT FACILITY HAS BEEN CLEAN.
IN KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS
AWARE OF THAT CASE AS WELL.
>>> ON FRIDAY A STUDENT AT
JACKSON CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> I WAS AT THE SCHOOL
PERFORMANCE WHEN A STUDENT IN
THE CROWD SHOWED IT ON THE
DISTRICT PAGE.
DISTRICT PAGE. THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY STARTED
LOOKING AT THEIR PHONES AND
FINDING OUT THAT THE STUDENT
HAD CORONAVIRUS.
HAD CORONAVIRUS. EVERYONE WAS IN SHOCK AND
DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.
MY FRIENDS REACTION WAS THAT
THEY WERE LYING AND THAT NOBODY
BELIEVED IT.
BELIEVED IT. >> JACKSON HAS SCHOOL IS CLOSED
TOMORROW AS CLEANING CONTINUES.
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SAID
THAT HE EXPECTS COOL TO OPEN ON
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY. >> IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE
CORONAVIRUS WHAT WOULD THE
SYMPTOMS BE.
SYMPTOMS BE. THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS WOULD
BE FEVER, COUGH, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH.
BREATH.
BREATH. YOU COULD FEEL THOSE FOR TWO
DAYS TO TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING
EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS.
>>> THOUSANDS OF FANS TURNED
OUT FOR THE SEATTLE SOUNDERS
HOME OPENER.
HOME OPENER. THIS COMES AS THE COUNTY AND
STATE ARE WORKING TO STOP THE
SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.
WE SPOKE TO SOME OF THE FANS.
SO WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO SAY?
>> Reporter: THE SEATTLE
SOUNDERS SAID THEY GET THEIR
GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC.
IN THE CDC SAID THAT THE RISK
TO THE PUBLIC IS NOT IMMEDIATE.
AND UNLESS THAT CHANGES IT IS A
GAME ON.
GAME ON.
GAME ON. CAUGHT OFF OF THE 2019
CHAMPIONSHIP WIN.
CHAMPIONSHIP WIN. THE SEATTLE SOUNDERS ARE BACK.
>> IT IS THE OPENING GAME AND
WE ARE VERY EXCITED.
>> Reporter: A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
HOME OPENER IS A DRAW FOR CITY
THAT LOVES SOCCER.
THE TIMING OF THE GAME IS NOT
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. >>
GREAT. >> WE HAVE INCREASED CASES IN
THE UNITED STATES AND LOCALLY.
>> Reporter: SATURDAY THE FIRST
DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES IN
KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON DUE TO
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. A MAN IN HIS 50s WHO WAS
ADMITTED FOR A RESPIRATORY
CONDITION.
CONDITION. DEATH THAT PROMPTED LOCAL STATE
AND FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS TO
REEVALUATE THEIR RESPONSE TO
WHAT HAS BECOME A HEALTH PUBLIC
CRISIS.
CRISIS.
CRISIS. >> WE WOULD ASK PEOPLE TO AVOID
GOING TO LARGE GATHERINGS,
CONGREGATING IN PUBLIC SETTINGS
LIKE SPORTING EVENTS.
>> Reporter: SOMETHING THAT
COULD HAPPEN BUT NOT YET.
IT'S A GAME ON FOR THE
SOUNDERS.
SOUNDERS.
SOUNDERS. >> IF IT'S MEANT TO HAPPEN IT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF
WHAT YOU DO.
I AM NOT GOING TO LET IT STOP
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> YOU HAVE TO TRUST THE CDC.
AND WE WILL ABIDE BY THAT.
>> GO SOUNDERS.
>> Reporter: THE SEATTLE
SOUNDERS SAID THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. REPORTING LIVE IN SEATTLE,
SEBASTIAN ROBERTSON, KING 5
NEWS.
NEWS.
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