A sign at a locked entrance to Western State Hospital directs employees to go to another entrance where they may be screened for symptoms of the new coronavirus, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Lakewood, Wash. A patient and a worker at the facility, Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital, have tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 7:26 a.m.
Patient, worker at state psychiatric hospital have COVID-19
SEATTLE (AP) — A patient and a worker at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital have tested positive for coronavirus, and workers at the facility fear the number of cases will increase due to a lack of protective gear and new policies that force them to crowd together as they try to get into the building.