For Reuters: Further coverage of coronavirus at Life Care Center of Kirkland – March 3

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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 Ryder

A 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 Ryder

King 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 Ryder

An 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 Ryder

Pastor 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 Ryder

A 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

For Reuters: Coronavirus at Life Care Center of Kirkland

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I continued my coverage today for Reuters of the novel coronavirus in the Seattle area. The epicenter of a U.S. outbreak seems to be taking hold in my hometown of Kirkland, Washington. The major news: There are now six confirmed deaths in the Seattle area and the county is purchasing a motel to house isolated patients.

A woman waves while holding a handwritten sign after knocking on her mother’s window to get her attention before visiting 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 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A woman holds a handwritten sign after knocking on her mother’s window to get her attention before visiting 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 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Healthcare workers unload oxygen therapy devices 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 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

An Amazon driver leaves after making a delivery to 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 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

An employee looks at a UPS delivery truck 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 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

The exterior of the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, is seen in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Visitors arrive to inquire about a loved one 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 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A worker leaves 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 2, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

For Reuters: Serious health care lapses found in U.S. detention center housing transgender migrants

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From the exclusive Reuters reporting: “Federal inspections of the U.S. government’s only dedicated detention unit for transgender immigrants last year found hundreds of unanswered requests for medical attention, poor quarantine procedures and deficient treatment for mental illnesses and other chronic diseases, Reuters has learned.” Read the article here.

Transgender woman Shantell Hernandez, 29, from Honduras poses at her lawyer’s office in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. Picture taken February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Transgender woman Shantell Hernandez, 29, from Honduras fills out forms for healthcare assistance at her lawyer’s office in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. Picture taken February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Transgender woman Shantell Hernandez, 29, from Honduras eats lunch at her lawyer’s office in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. Picture taken February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Transgender woman Shantell Hernandez, 29, from Honduras takes a photo while eating lunch at her lawyer’s office in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. Picture taken February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Transgender woman Shantell Hernandez (L), 29, from Honduras drinks tea with Madison Galo while waiting for assistance with healthcare at Entre Hermanos, a nonprofit organization for LGBTQ Latinos, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. Picture taken February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Transgender woman Shantell Hernandez, 29, from Honduras receives assistance with healthcare at Entre Hermanos, a nonprofit organization for LGBTQ Latinos, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. Picture taken February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Coronavirus at Life Care Center of Kirkland Photos for Reuters

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Continued coverage for Reuters today of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Seattle area. There has now been a second death in Kirkland. Some of my work was published in The New York Times here. NYT reports: “Officials see growing indications that the virus has been spreading undetected for weeks. A cluster of cases at one nursing home have made Kirkland, Wash., a focus of concern.”

Medics and other healthcare workers transfer a patient on a stretcher to an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to the two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 1, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Bonnie Holstad holds a sign explaining concern for her husband, Ken Holstad, who is a resident at Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to the two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 1, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A woman walks out of Life Care Center of Kirkland as an ambulance transports a patient from the long-term care facility, which is linked to the two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 1, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A worker coughs into her arm as she accepts pizza from a delivery driver at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, where two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state had links to the long-term care facility in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 1, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A man wears a mask while leaving the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to the two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 1, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Life Care Center of Kirkland Coronavirus Photos for Getty

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Healthcare workers transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland in Kirkland, Washington. Dozens of staff and residents at Life Care Center of Kirkland are exhibiting novel coronavirus symptoms, with two confirmed cases so far. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 29: Healthcare workers transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland in Kirkland, Washington. Dozens of staff and residents at Life Care Center of Kirkland are exhibiting novel coronavirus symptoms, with two confirmed cases so far. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Coronavirus home assessment team pictures for Reuters

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Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team, including (L to R) John Lynch, Santiago Neme, and Krista Reitberg hold protective and testing supplies while preparing to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A nurse from Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team wears easily cleanable shoes and tucks her scrubs into her socks while preparing to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A swab to be used for testing novel coronavirus is seen in the supplies of Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team during preparations to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A checklist of medical supplies to be carried by Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team, which screens patients at their homes who may have been exposed to novel coronavirus, is seen at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team, including (L to R) Michelle Steik, Lucy Greenfield, and Krista Reitberg, prepare to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A medical worker records the names of Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team, which screens patients at their homes who may have been exposed to novel coronavirus, before departing for a patient’s home at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team, including (L to R) Krista Reitberg, Lucy Greenfield, John Lynch, Santiago Neme, and Michelle Steik carry protective and testing supplies while preparing to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Harborview Medical Center’s home assessment team, including (L to R) Krista Reitberg, John Lynch, and Santiago Neme load protective and testing supplies into a van while preparing to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Shoreline, WA Coronavirus Quarantine Photos for Reuters

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Recent work for Reuters: A quarantine site for healthy people potentially exposed to novel coronavirus, behind Washington State Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline, north of Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020.

A sign hangs on the entrance gate to an earmarked quarantine site with recreational vehicles (RVs) for healthy people potentially exposed to novel coronavirus behind Washington State Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline, north of Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A recreational vehicle (RV) is seen parked in an earmarked quarantine site for healthy people potentially exposed to novel coronavirus, behind Washington State Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline, north of Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A support operations tent is seen at an earmarked quarantine site for healthy people potentially exposed to novel coronavirus, behind Washington State Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline, north of Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Recreational vehicles (RVs) are seen parked in an earmarked quarantine site for healthy people potentially exposed to novel coronavirus, behind Washington State Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline, north of Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Amazon Go Grocery pictures for Getty Images

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Amazon just opened its first large retail grocery location, Amazon Go Grocery, that uses the cashier-free model of its smaller Amazon Go convenience stores.

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: A employee arranges tomatoes at Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: A shopper enters Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: A shopper scans her phone to enter Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: Cameras and sensors track shoppers at Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: A woman shops at Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: Produce is misted as shoppers chat at Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: Donuts are displayed for sale at Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: A man looks through the window of Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazon’s first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 26: A shopper holds a bag of groceries at Amazon Go Grocery on February 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The store in Seattles Capitol Hill neighborhood is Amazons first large retail grocery location that uses the cashier-free model. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Pete Buttigieg Rally Photos for Reuters

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The Pete for America Caucus Day Watch Party in Las Vegas today for Reuters.

U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Pete for America Caucus Day Watch Party in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks while supporters shine lights from their phones during the Pete for America Caucus Day Watch Party in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A supporter of U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg wears a hat covered in buttons during the Pete for America Caucus Day Watch Party in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg thanks supporters before leaving the Pete for America Caucus Day Watch Party in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Nevada Caucus Photos for Reuters

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Long, wild day covering the Nevada caucuses for Reuters

Supporters and volunteers for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren cheer as she arrives to visit a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren visits a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

A supporter of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden attempts to sway supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

A voter holds a preference card at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

A volunteer corrects errors during the delegate math portion of the caucus at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

Volunteers use an iPad while a voter double checks caucus results using a spreadsheet on his laptop at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

Cookies brought by a supporter of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden sit on a table at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Paraphernalia from varying candidates signify a voter’s top two choices at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

Volunteers check their math at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

Errors and revisions are seen on a caucus math poster at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

A supporter of U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg welcomes a voter joining her group after the first alignment at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

Volunteers check their math before submitting their results at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

A volunteer attempts to call in caucus results after repeated phone line connectivity issues at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

A volunteer views a “not delivered” message on their mobile phone while attempting to send a photo of caucus results at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020.

Preference cards are seen at a Nevada Caucus voting site at Coronado high school in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. February 22, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

More Elizabeth Warren Nevada Campaign Photos for Reuters

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Another packed day following U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren around the Las Vegas, Nevada area for Reuters, on the eve of the Nevada caucuses.