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Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Go read this New York Times article on the Washington hospital at the center of the US coronavirus outbreak

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EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland, Washington, is at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, due to the fact that the state is home to the largest cluster of COVID-19 patients in the country. At least 65 patients have arrived at the hospital for treatment, and 15 have died — a number that accounts for half of the death toll in the US so far.

The New York Times has an inside look at how EvergreenHealth has had to rapidly adjust to the “new normal,” which includes overworking staff across all departments: sanitation, engineers, and caregivers. Most of the cases the hospital has received appear to be stemming from a nearby nursing home, where some patients are dying from COVID-19 as quickly as hours after being...

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from TV Aerial Installation Services Warrington https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21175410/evergreenhealth-kirkland-washington-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-hospital-response-read-this
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