Symptomatic staff worked at nursing home with 35 deaths

Some of the staff worked in multiple care facilities. FMTNews LifeCareCenter Covid19 Coronavirus

Flowers left next to the sign that marks the entrance to the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington on March 9.

The care home is responsible for over half the deaths in the northwestern state of Washington – itself the US epicentre of the deadly pandemic. A lack of personal protective equipment, safety training and delayed recognition of the novel coronavirus – which was already prevalent in Asia – also influenced the contagion, it found.The Life Care Center in Kirkland, with around 130 residents, treats those in need of acute care. Many patients had underlying conditions such as hypertension, heart and kidney disease, diabetes and obesity.

Highlighting the danger posed to care homes, the report recommended “critical” action such as “identifying and excluding symptomatic staff,” and “restricting visitation except in compassionate care situations.”

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