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. >>> THERE IS A WILL THE OF
ACTIVITY THIS HOUR AT KIRKLAND
NURSING HOME AND THE SOURCE OF
THE DEADLY CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. I AM JOYCE TAYLOR.
>> I AM GREG COPELAND WE WILL
TAKE OUTSCENE MOMENTARILY.
FIRST, NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE
VIRUS'S IMPACT IN THE STATE
AND A FACT BASED UPDATE OF A
WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> THERE ARE SIX CONFIRMED
DAYS FIVE IN KING COUNTY ONE
IN SNOHOMISH AND ALMOST ALL
CASES INVOLVED PEOPLE WHO WERE
ELDERLY OR HAD UNDER LYING
CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS.
AS THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE MOST WORRIED
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >>
ABOUT. >> 18 CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. HEALTH OFFICIAL ESTIMATE 80%
OF PEOPLE WITH CORONAVIRUS
WON'T NEED TO GO TO THE
HOSPITAL AND SYMPTOMS WILL BE
MILD TO MODERATE.
OUR TEAM COVERAGE STARTS WITH
TED LAND AT THE LIFE CARE
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. AND SEVERAL DEATHS INVOLVE
RESIDENTS OF THE CENTER.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY
HAPPENING HERE AT LIFE CARE
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. THIS IS THE NURSING HOME WHERE
SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE
CONTRABLGHTDCONTROL CONTRACTED
CONTRABLGHTDCONTROL CONTRACTED CONTROL CORONAVIRUS AND FOUR
PEOPLE DIED.
PEOPLE DIED. THREE AMBULANCE WITHIN THE
LAST HOUR PULLED UP TO THE
FRONT ENTRANCE.
FRONT ENTRANCE. WE HAVE VIDEO OF THAT AS THEY
CAME IN ONE AFTER THE OTHER.
THERE WAS ONE FROM KIRKLAND
FIRE, ONE FROM REDMOND FIRE
AND THEN A PRIVATE AMBULANCE
AS WELL AS FIRE AND RESCUE
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES. THEY REMOVED ANOTHER PATIENT
FROM THIS FACILITY.
NOW TO BE CLEAR WE DON'T KNOW
SPECIFICALLY WHY THAT PATIENT
WAS REMOVED.
WAS REMOVED. THIS IS A PLACE WAR LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE IN FRAGILE HEALTH
AND RECOVERING FROM STROKES
AND OTHER CONDITIONS.
BUT, THIS IS WHAT THAT PROCESS
LOOKED LIKE SINCE SATURDAY AS
THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING PATIENTS
FROM THIS NURSING HOME TO
NEARBY HOSPITALS WHERE THEY
CAN BE TESTED FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THEY ARE MONITORING DOZENS OF
PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS COLD AND
FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS COUGH AND
SOAR THROAT DIFFICULTY
BREATHING.
BREATHING. THOSE ARE THE SYMPTOMS NURSES
AND DOCTORS ARE WATCHING
CLOSELY, BECAUSE THEY COULD
TURN INTO CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THEY ARE NOT DOING THE TESTING
HERE AT THIS NURSING HOME.
THEY ARE DOING THAT AT NEARBY
HOSPITALS.
HOSPITALS. AND SO WHEN THE AMBULANCES
ARHINE, THE PARAMEDICS GET OUT
WITH THE GOWN AND MASKS AND
GLOVES ON.
GLOVES ON. AND THEN THEY TRANCE POM THEM
ELSEWHERE WHERE THEY CAN BE
TESTED.
TESTED.
TESTED. SOME OF THOSE CASES, THE
PATIENTS HAVE GONE INTO MUCH
WORSE CONDITION.
WORSE CONDITION. SOME OF THEM HAVE DIED AT
LEAST NINE PEOPLE WHO SPENT
TIME AT THIS NURSING HOME HAVE
CONTRACTED CORONAVIRUS.
CONTRACTED CORONAVIRUS. FOUR OF THEM HAVE DIED.
SO THAT WAS JUST WITHIN THE
LAST HOUR THAT THE AMBULANCES
ARRIVED.
ARRIVED.
ARRIVED. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
SEEING HAPPEN ALL WEEKEND AND
WE AREPREPARED TO SEE MORE OF.
LIVE IN KIRKLAND, TEDLAND,
KING 5 NEWS.
>>> COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH
KING 5 DREW MICKELSON AND YOU
HEARD ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO
TRY TO CONTAIN THE VIRUS.
WHAT DID THE GOVERNOR SAY.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE KNOWS
PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS.
THERE'S ANXIETY OUT THERE
ESPECIALLY AS THE NUMBERS
CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
AND WHILE PEOPLE MAY FEEL
HELPLESS, THE GOVERNOR AND
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THERE'SSIMPLE THINGS EVERYONE
OF US CAN DO TO KEEP THE
CORONAVIRUS FROM SPREADING.
WE HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THEM
BEFORE BUT THE GOVERNOR SAYS
WE CAN'T REPEAT IT ENOUGH.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
FREQUENTLY.
FREQUENTLY. DON'T SHAKE HANDS WITH PEOPLE.
THE GOVERNOR IS NOT DOING THAT
AND HE IS ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL.
TRAIL.
TRAIL. SANITIZE DOOR KNOBS AND
KEYBOARDS THE SHARED TOUCHING
PLACES AT WORK OR AT HOME.
STAY AT HOME IF YOU ARE SICK.
SOMETHING THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE
DID LAST WEEK WHEN HE HAD A
COUGH.
COUGH.
COUGH. AND IF YOU ARE IN THAT
POPULATION AT RISK, 60 PLUS OR
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS
THINK ABOUT SKIPPING LARGE
PUBLIC EVENTS.
PUBLIC EVENTS. >> WE CAN ALL BE LEADERS IN
THIS EFFORT AGAINST THIS
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>
VIRUS. >> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR A
SAYS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN
ELECTED OFFICIAL TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. >> SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SEE
THE CONSEQUENCES OF INACTION
TO BE CONVINCED AND
UNFORTUNATELY, NOW WE ARE
SEEING FATALITIES IN OUR
STATE, IT WOULD BE MY HOPE
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW
IMPORTANT THE INDIVIDUAL
ACTIONS ARE.
ACTIONS ARE. >> FOLKS, RIGHT NOW SHOULD BE
TAKING ACTION.
TAKING ACTION. RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO GET
PREPARED.
PREPARED.
PREPARED. >> Reporter: THE STATE HEALTH
SECRETARY WENT BEFORE
SENATEBUDGET WRITERS LOOK FOR
FUNDING TO HELP MORE PATIENTS
AND RAISE AWARENESS SOMETHING
HE DID DURING THE MEETING.
>> WE HAVE THIS PIECE ABOUT
YOU KNOW, OUR WORK ETHIC, I AM
GOING TO GO TO WORK NO MATTER
WHAT BECAUSE MY WORK IS
IMPORTANT, I CARE ABOUT MY
EMPLOYER.
EMPLOYER.
EMPLOYER. THAT IS RIGHT NOW THE ABSOLUTE
WRONG THING TO DO.
IF YOU ARE ILL, STAY HOME.
WE MEAN IT THIS TIME.
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF YOUR FACE.
AND IF I SEE ONE PERSON, TWO
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW WHO HAVE
THEIR HANDS ON THEIR FACE.
WE DO THAT MUCH MORE THAN ANY
OF US REALIZE.
>> Reporter: JUST LAST WEEK,
THE STATE SENATE ON FRIDAY
PROPOSED SPENDING $10 MILLION
TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS.
THE HEALTH SECRETARY TODAY
SAID THAT NUMBER NEEDS TO BE
TEN TIMES THAT.
$100 MILLION IS WHAT HE IS
ASKING FOR.
ASKING FOR. AND THERE'S MOVES BEING MADE
RIGHT NOW AT THE STATE CAPITOL
TO TAP INTO THE EMERGENCY
RAINY DAY FUND TO HELP PAY THE
BILLS.
BILLS.
BILLS. LIVE IN OLIKE YEAH DREW
MIKELSEN.
MIKELSEN.
MIKELSEN. >>> ALL 6 OF THE PEOPLE WHO
DIED WERE TREATED AT EVER
GREEN HEALTH HOSPITAL.
AND SEVERAL OF THEM CAME FROM
THAT KIRKLAND NURSING HOME.
KING 5 CHRIS DANIELS REPORTS
ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HOW THIS
VIRUS IS SPREAD.
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.
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. >> Reporter: GOOD EVENING.
TONIGHT FROM KIRKLAND, FOUR OF
THE DEATHS ARE CONNECTED TO
THE LIFE CARE FACILITY DOWN
THE STREET HERE IN KIRKLAND
WHERE THERE'S SOME CONCERN
ABOUT AN OUTBREAK.
TODAY, KING COUNTY MADE A
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TO
CONTAIN THE VIRUS WHILE LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS TRY TO
EXPLAIN WHY IT SEEMS THERE IS
A SUDDEN RISE IN CASES.
THE NEWS IS SOBERING.
>> AS OF THIS MORNING, AT EVER
GREEN HEALTH, WE HAVE SIX
DEATHS WITH POSITIVE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> Reporter: MORE DEATHS, MORE
PATIENTS, TIED TO THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. YET THE INCREASE IN NUMBERS
CAN ALSO BE ATTRIBUTED TO
BETTER TESTING POLITICO
REPORTS THE CENTER FOR DISEASE
CONTROL ORIGINAL TEST WERE
FLAWED LACKEDCAPACITY ALLOWING
FOR LIMITED NUMBER OF PATIENT
SAMPLE IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS
OF THE YEAR.
>> WHEN TESTING FIRST BECAME
AVAILABLE, IT WAS LIMITED.
>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR IS
SEATTLE KING COUNTY'S CHIEF
HEALTH OFFICER.
HEALTH OFFICER. >> LAST WEEK, AS WE STARTED TO
TEST, WE FOUND OUT THAT THIS
IN FACT THIS VIRUS HAS BEEN IN
THE COMMUNITY OBVIOUSLY, AND
IT MADE PEOPLE SICK AND WE ARE
NOW RECOGNIZING THAT BECAUSE
WE ARE LOOKING FOR IT.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE VIRUS
COULD HAVE BEEN WAIVED OFF AS
THE SIMPLE SEASONAL FLU PRIOR
TO THE TESTING.
WHICH NOW INCLUDES UP TO 200
SAMPLES A DAY AT THE STATE LAB
AND SHOULD BE A THOUSAND A DAY
LOCALLY BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. .
.
. >>
. >> IT'S
. >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
EVERYONE TO REMEMBER THAT THE
VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE INFECTED WITH COVID-19
HAVE A MILD OR MODERATE
DISEASE AND DON'T NEED
MOPPETTATIONS.
MOPPETTATIONS. >> Reporter: WITH THE
EXPECTATIONS MORE TEST WILL
PROMPT MORE POSITIVE RESULTS,
KING COUNTY IS INSTALLING WHAT
YOU COULD CALL QUARANTINE
CENTERS.
CENTERS.
CENTERS. >> WE ARE IN FINAL
NEGOTIATIONS TO PURCHASE A
MOTEL WHICH WE CAN PLACE
PATIENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF
ISOLATION AND A PLACE TO
RECOVER.
RECOVER.
RECOVER. >> Reporter: KING COUNTY SAYS
MODULAR HOWING WILL BE
INSTALLED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS
TO SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE.
AS LONG AS THIS VIRAL THREAT
CONTINUES.
CONTINUES. HEALTH CARE LEADERS WERE
SCRAMBLING TO EXPLAIN SOME OF
THE BASIC WHO, WHAT, WHEN,
WHERE HOW AND WHY.
THEY DID ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF
A MAN IN HIS 40s FROM
SNOHOMISH COUNTY FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS WHO APPARENTLY HAD
NO KNOWN CONNECTION TO THAT
LIFE CARE FACILITY HERE IN
KIRKLAND.
KIRKLAND.
KIRKLAND. THAT'S THE STORY AS WE KNOW IT
FOR NOW, CHRIS DAB YELLS, KING
DANIELS, KING 5 NEWS.
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. >>> WITH THINGS LIKE THIS, IT
IS KEEPING OUR VIEWERS APRICED
ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND TRYING
TO NOT CAUSE ANY HYSTERIA.
WE WILL TRY TO GIVE YOU A FEW
MORE FIGURES AND TRY TO PUT
THE VIRUS IN BETTER CONTEXT.
SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN 6
DEATHS IN WASHINGTON STATE
FROM CORONAVIRUS.
FROM CORONAVIRUS. THIS FLU SEASON, THERE HAVE
BEEN 74 DEATHS IN WASHINGTON
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. NATIONWIDE AS MANY AS 41,000
DEATHS MIGHT BE LINKED TO THE
FLU.
FLU.
FLU. CURRENT ESTIMATES SAY 80% OF
PEOPLE WHO COME DOWN WITH
CORONAVIRUS WILL NOT NEED
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
HOSPITALIZATIONS. WHY IS IT CONCERNING?
IT'S NEW AND WE DON'T KNOW A
LOT ABOUT IT.
THERE ARE NO VACCINES
AVAILABLE AND IT'S UP TO YOUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S MOST DANGEROUS FOR
ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
IT MAYBE EASIER TO CATCH AND
DEADLIER THAN THE FLU, BUT
THAT NEEDS CONTEXT AS WELL.
AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE ALL THE
INFORMATION FOR THAT YET.
>>> RESEARCHERS DO SAY THE
CORONAVIRUS MAY HAVE BEEN
SPREADING IN OUR STATE FOR SIX
WEEKS BEFORE THE STATE
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
WE ARE WORKING