HE
HE IS
HE IS THAT LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY WERE TWO PEOPLE WERE
FOUND TO HAVE THE VIRUS.
TED?
TED?
TED? ARE
TED? ARE THOSE TWO PEOPLE WHO TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS
DID NOT TRAVEL OVERSEAS.
THEY ARE NOT KNOWN TO HAVE HAD
ANY CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE
WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. SO
VIRUS. SO A MYSTERY REALLY IS
UNFOLDING HERE.
UNFOLDING HERE. AND DOCTORS THINK THAT THIS
COULD BECOME A LOT MORE
WIDESPREAD BECAUSE DOZENS OF
PEOPLE VISITED THIS PLACE OVER
THE PAST WEEK.
THEY COULD BE AT RISK.
TWO PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS AT LIFE CARE CENTER
OF KIRKLAND . A HEALTHCARE
WORKER IN HER 40s AND A
RESIDENT IN HER 70s.
THE KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
SAYS THAT MORE THAN 50 OTHERS
WHO SPENT TIME AT THE NURSING
HOME AND ARE SHOWING COLD AND
FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS ARE BEING
TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS.
SOME ARE QUARANTINED.
THE FACILITY IS SENDING SOME OF
THOSE PATIENTS TO A HOSPITAL.
PARAMEDICS WEARING PROTECTIVE
GEAR TRANSPORTED AT LEAST TWO
PEOPLE FROM LIFE CARE CENTER
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
FAR THIS MAY HAS SPREAD BEYOND
THIS PROPERTY.
THIS PROPERTY. LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY SAYS THAT 16 NURSING
STUDENTS VISITED LIFE CARE
CENTER THIS PAST WEEKEND HE
INTERACTED WITH RESIDENTS.
IN A STATEMENT THE SCHOOL SAID
QUOTE CURRENTLY THE COLLEGE IS
AWAITING GUIDANCE FROM KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IN ORDER
TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND
GUIDANCE TO OUR FACULTY AND
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS, FACULTY
AND STAFF IS OUR PRIORITY, SO
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, WE
ARE DISINFECTING THE COLLEGE
KEEP HIS.
KEEP HIS.
KEEP HIS. RESIDENTS FAMILIES ARE
WONDERING IF THEY TOO MAY HAVE
COME INTO CONTACT WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. I SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO A MAN
HIS WIFE IS RECOVERING FROM A
STROKE.
STROKE.
STROKE. SO YOU ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE
MAY HAVE BEEN AN EXPOSURE HERE?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YES, PERSONAL EXPOSURE, AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. AS
WELL. AS WELL AS MY WIFE.
>> Reporter: BECAUSE YOU HAVE
BEEN VISITING HER, RIGHT?
>> YES, I VISIT HER EVERY DAY,
SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY.
YOU CANNOT HELP BUT WORRY ABOUT
HER.
HER.
HER. I
HER. I MEAN IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ONE
OF HER ROOMMATES, SO THEY ARE
DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, OR
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DO.
>> Reporter: AND WE ARE TOLD
THAT A TEAM FROM THE CDC WILL
SOON ARRIVE HERE TO HELP WITH
MONITORING OF THE PATIENTS AND
COMING UP WITH A PLAN FOR WHAT
TO DO NEXT.
WE ARE ALSO HOPING TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THOSE NURSING
STUDENTS WHO VISITED THIS
FACILITY.
FACILITY.
FACILITY. DID THEY GO BACK TO CAMPUS AND
HAVE CONTACT WITH OTHER
STUDENTS?
STUDENTS?
STUDENTS? DID THEY SPEND TIME AND OTHER
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES