A Servpro cleaning worker wipes her hands Thursday, March 12, 2020, as she gets ready for a break from work cleaning inside the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. The nursing home is at the center of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington state. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020 7:07 p.m.
Washington state scrambles to secure hospital beds, supplies
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials across Washington state are scrambling to secure hospital beds, staff and critical supplies as the number of people sickened by the new coronavirus continues to grow.