OFFICIALS
OFFICIALS MANAGING A POTENTIAL OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. >> Reporter: HELLO, THOSE FOUR
NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN
KING COUNTY ARE ALL PEOPLE WHO
LIVED HERE AT LIFE CARE CENTER
OF KIRKLAND, A NURSING HOME OR
GO THREE OF THEM ARE STILL IN
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
A WOMAN IS IN HER 80s, A WOMAN
IN HER 90s AND A MAN IN 70s.
THERE IS A FOURTH PERSON WHO
DIED YESTERDAY.
DIED YESTERDAY. TONIGHT WE ARE LEARNING MORE
ABOUT JUST HOW FAR THIS VIRUS
MAY HAVE SPREAD, BEYOND THIS
PRETTY.
PRETTY.
PRETTY. PROPERTY. THE LAKE WASHINGTON
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WILL
CLOSE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY
WHILE CLEANING CREWS DISINFECT
THE CAMPUS.
THE CAMPUS. THEY ALSO CANCELED LARGE
GATHERINGS THIS WEEK.
THE SCHOOL SAID 17 NURSING
STUDENTS AND FOUR FACULTY
MEMBERS SPEND TIME LAST WEEK
WITH RESIDENTS AND STAFF AT THE
KIRKLAND NURSING HOME, WHERE
TWO PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE
MULTIPLE STUDENTS THERE, FOR
MULTIPLE DAYS.
MULTIPLE DAYS. >> DID THE STUDENTS GO BACK TO
CAMPUS AND POSSIBLY HAVE
CONTACT WITH OTHER STUDENTS,
AND FACULTY?
AND FACULTY? >> THEY DID.
AND, THAT IS ALSO ONE OF THE
FACTORS THAT LED TO OUR
DECISION TO CLOSE COMPASS.
>> LAKE WASHINGTON TECH
RESIDENT SAID THE SCHOOL IS
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING
ANSWERS FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.
>> WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THOSE
STUDENTS WHO WERE AT LIFE CARE
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OFFICIAL
GUIDANCE FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. WE ARE AWAITING OFFICIAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE ON WHETHER
OR NOT THEY SHOULD QUARANTINE.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THAT SHOULD BE
A PRIORITY.
A PRIORITY. MEANWHILE, THEY HAVE ACTIVATED
EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTERS TO
ADDRESS THIS.
ADDRESS THIS. PARAMEDICS MAY HAVE HAD CONTACT
WITH CORONAVIRUS PARENTS ARE
CURRENTLY QUARANTINE.
CURRENTLY QUARANTINE. ONE QUARTER OF THE STAFF.
>> ARE YOU STILL ABLE TO
PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE
TO PEOPLE HERE?
>> WE ARE.
AND, BESIDES HAVING A FULL LOAD
OF STAFF, ON BOARD, WE HAVE
MUTUAL AID FROM THE CITY OF
KIRKLAND AND BELLEVUE.
WE CAN COUNT ON THEM IF THINGS
GET A LITTLE CRAZY.
>> EVEN THOUGH WITH THOSE
QUARANTINED YOU ARE AT FULL
STAFF?
STAFF?
STAFF? >>
STAFF? >> WE ARE.
>> TWO MORE AMBULANCE ARRIVED
AT LIFE CARE CENTER FOR DOZENS
ARE STILL BEING MONITORED FOR
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS.
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS. AND ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO
RESPONDED HERE EARLIER, WITH
THOSE AMBULANCES TOLD US ONE OF
THE PATIENTS THAT THEY TOOK
AWAY WAS FEELING WITH SOME
RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS. THERE ARE
FOUR CASES IN KING COUNTY AND
THEY ALL LIVED HERE AT THIS
NURSING