19 people infected with coronavirus at Blair senior living center
19 people infected with coronavirus at Blair senior living center
OFFICIALS AREWARNING OTHERS TOPAY ATTENTION ANDACT QUICKLY TO STOPTHE SPREAD OF THECORONAVIRUS.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKITELLS US WHYOFFICIALS SAY WE ALLNEED TO PLAY OURPARTTHE CARTER PLACESENIOR LIVINGCENTER HAS BEENCLEARED OUT SINCESUNDAY CREWS AREDEEP CLEANINGBECAUSE MOST OFTHEIR RESIDENTSCAME DOWN WITHTHE CORONAVIRUSTHE THREE RIVERSPUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS 19TOTAL PEOPLE WEREINFECTED WITHCOVID-19 WHO WEREAT THE CENTER INTHE LAST WEEK 13RESIDENTS4 STAFFMEMBERSAND 2HEALTH CAREWORKERS TERRAUHING, THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF THREE RIVERSPUBLIC HEALTHSAYSEVERYONEINFECTED IS DOINGO-KSUPER: TERRAUHING, EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, THREERIVERS PUBLICHEALTH13:40-"WHAT WEREALLY NEEDPEOPLE TOUNDERSTAND ISTHAT THIS ISSERIOUS.THIS IS HERE IN ALLOF THECOMMUNITIES.:48 I DON'T EVENBELIEVE THAT WEHAVE STARTED TOSEE WHAT THISSURGE MIGHT LOOKLIKE." :53UHING SAYS BETTERINFECTION CONTROLEDUCATION MAY HAVESTOPPED THE SPREADSHE RECOMMENDSASSISTED AND SENIORLIVING HOMESHAVE ABETTER IDEA OFWHAT'S GOING ON INTHEIR FACILITIES,STOP GATHERINGRESIDENTS FORACTIVITIES, DON'TALLOW ANYEMPLOYEES WITHSYMPTOMS IN THEBUILDING, ANDCREATE BETTERCLEANING PRACTICESAND DON'TCONTAMINATESURFACES WITH USEDGLOVES OR MASKS.23:37-"THIS ISSOMETHING THATIT'S EVIDENT THATMORE EDUCATIONIN NEEDED." :42UHING SAYS THESPREAD START WITH ASTAFF MEMBER WHOWENT TO AN EVENTSOMEWHERE IN THEAREA SHE HOPESPEOPLE REALIZE THESPREAD WON'T STOPUNTIL WE ALL FLATTENTHE CURVE16:09-"IT IS ALLOVER.IT IS EVERYWHERETHAT WE PROBABLYGO SO GOINGFORWARD WEWON'T BE LISTINGWHERE THESEINDIVIDUALS HAVEWENT BECAUSE IT'SIRRELEVANT AT THISPOINT IN TIME :19BECAUSE IT ISEVIDENT THAT IT'SWIDESPREAD IN THECOMMUNITIES THATWE SERVE." :25STANDUP 57:33-"AGAIN, UHING SAYSTHAT YOU SHOULDJUST FIGURE THATEVERY PLACE HASBEEN EXPOSED TOTHE VIRUS ANDBEST PRACTICE, IFYOU'RE NOTFEELING WELL ORARE WORRIEDABOUT GETTING ITYOU SHOULD STAYAT HOME.REPORTING IN BLAIRJAKE WASIKOWSKI 3NEWS NOW." :47A TOTAL OF 17 PEOPLEWERE STAYING AT THE
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