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Washington state is at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the US. Here's what's happening there
There have been nine deaths from coronavirus in the United States -- and all of them have been in Washington state.
In total, there are 27 confirmed cases in the Pacific Northwest state, the largest outbreak in the US.
Seattle, Washington's largest city, is home to big companies like Boeing and Starbucks. It's also a tech tub -- both Microsoft and Amazon are headquartered there.
Amazon has told staff that one of its Seattle-based workers has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
Here's what else is happening in Washington:
- Sick told to skip church: Seattle’s Catholic Archbishop Paul Etienne has urged the sick to “stay home from mass." He also asked churchgoers to “avoid hand-to-hand contact during the Our Father,” and said “holy water should be removed from fonts.”
- Emergency declared: Seattle has declared an emergency to respond to the novel coronavirus. In a news release, the office of Mayor Jenny Durkan said an announcement on actions to be taken would be made “in the coming days.” Similar moves have been made in other communities around Washington state.
- Tests take time: Senator Patty Murray from Washington state said people are scared. “I’m hearing from people who are sick, who want to get tested, are not being told where to go. I’m hearing that even when people do get tested, and it’s very few so far, that results are taking way longer to get back to them," Murray said. "It’s unacceptable that people in my state and nationwide can’t even get an answer as to whether or not they are infected."
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