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An employee walks near an entrance to Western State Hospital, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Lakewood, Wash. A patient and a worker at the facility have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The tent shown behind him will eventually be used for screening employees for symptoms of the virus as they arrive for work. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

An employee walks near an entrance to Western State Hospital, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Lakewood, Wash. A patient and a worker at the facility have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The tent shown behind him will eventually be used for screening employees for symptoms of the virus as they arrive for work. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

March 20, 2020

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Patient, worker at state psychiatric hospital have COVID-19
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.