More coverage today for Reuters of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Kirkland, WA as the death toll rises to nine. King County also announced it will provide modular home units for people that are sick. The work was published widely but here is one link to a brief update in The New York Times.
Medics transport a person on a stretcher into an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderA medic waits to enter the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderKing County property agent Tami Elmer stands near the door of one of 18 modular units that King County is using to house patients for treatment and isolation in relation to coronavirus is seen in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderAn ambulance transports a person from the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderPastor Jonathan Wolfgang talks to three employees from the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, as he delivers donations from Northshore Community Church in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderA man pushes a garbage can while a woman uses a hand sanitizer dispenser at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder