An employee wears a mask as he walks near an entrance to Western State Hospital, 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.