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This video reposted from King County Public Health https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health.aspx
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A
Good
morning
my
name
is
James
Abba
I'm
communications,
director
for
public
health,
Seattle
and
King
County
here
today,
to
give
you
an
update
on
kovat
19
response
in
King
County
today,
you'll
be
hearing
from
King
County
Executive
Dow
Constantine
Patti
Hays,
director
for
Public
Health
Seattle
and
King
County,
dr.
Jeff,
Duchin,
Health
Officer
for
Public
Health
Seattle
and
King
County,
dr.
kathy
luffy,
washington,
state
health
officer,
dr.
A
Ettore,
palazzo,
chief,
medical
and
quality
control
officer
for
evergreen
health
also
available
for
questions
will
be
dr.:
comm
Clark
who's,
the
deputy
director
of
CDC's
division
of
viral
diseases
and
also
dr.
Chris,
Beluga,
section
head
of
infectious
diseases
for
Virginia
Mason
Medical
Center.
We
will
be
handing
out
the
media
release
associated
with
this
during
the
conference.
We
will
also
have
a
detailed
list
for
you
of
all
the
cases
to
date
that
we
are
going
to
be
announcing,
so
those
will
be
handed
out
shortly.
B
B
This
morning
we
are
in
final
negotiations
to
a
motel
which
we
can
in
which
we
can
place.
Patients
who
are
in
need
of
isolation
and
a
place
to
recover
we're
going
to
be
able
to
provide
additional
information
on
the
location
later
we
have
not
yet
completed
the
transaction,
but
my
real-estate
people
tell
me
that
it
is
all
but
done
and
we
should
have
it
available
for
patients
by
the
end
of
this
week.
In
addition,
we're
going
to
be
setting
up
modular
housing
in
several
locations
around
the
county,
including
Seattle.
B
Currently,
we
have
identified
multiple
sites
for
these
facilities
and
we're
confirming
their
feasibility
quickly.
Today
we
expect
more
locations
to
come
online
shortly.
We
continue
to
plan
for
all
contingencies
across
all
King
County
departments,
and
we
are
working
closely
with
our
39
cities
to
set
up
their
local
response.
B
C
Thank
you
so
much
Dow
I'm
grateful
for
your
action
in
support
of
our
community
and
for
your
continued
extraordinary
support
of
our
response
to
the
outbreak.
First
I
want
to
add
my
voice
to
dowse
to
send
our
deepest
condolences
to
the
loved
ones
of
those
who
have
passed
and
our
heartfelt
thoughts
to
those
who
are
seriously
ill.
This
is
such
a
tragic
and
difficult
time
for
these
families.
C
You
know,
we
know
that
the
vast
majority
of
people
who
are
going
to
be
infected
by
this
virus
will
not
have
serious
illness,
but
those
who
do
or
health
care
workers
will
do
and
are
doing
everything
to
help
manage
patients
in
need.
In
turn,
we
need
to
do
everything
to
help
those
health
care
workers
I'm
asking
the
public
to
do
things
like
saving
masks
for
our
health
care
workers.
I
know,
there's
been
an
incredible
run
on
the
sale
of
masks.
C
We
will
get
through
this
by
staying,
informed
and
United
and
as
you'll
hear,
there
are
things
that
every
one
of
us
can
do
to
control
and
reduce
the
impact
of
the
disease
in
our
community
with
new
information.
Now,
I
want
to
turn
this
over
to
dr.
Jeff
Duchin,
to
give
you
that
latest
information
and
what
we're
doing
right
now,
Jeff.
D
Thank
You
patty,
Jeff
Church
in
Health,
Officer,
Public,
Health,
Seattle
and
King
County
and
I
also
want
to
extend
my
sincere
sympathy
and
condolences
to
the
families
of
the
patients
who
have
died
and
those
who
are
ill.
Over
the
weekend.
We
reported
six
cases
in
two
deaths
in
King.
County
residents
reporting
four
new
cases
today
and
of
these
four
new
cases
to
have
died.
In
addition,
one
of
our
previously
reported
patients
has
died.
This
brings
the
total
number
of
cases
to
14,
including
five
deaths
total.
D
This
man
had
underlying
health
conditions
and
died
on
the
1st
of
March,
a
female
in
her
70s,
a
resident
of
Life
Care
hospitalized
at
Evergreen
health.
This
woman
had
underlying
health
conditions
and
died
on
the
1st
of
March.
In
addition,
a
woman
in
her
80s
who
was
previously
reported
by
us
as
a
case
in
critical
condition
at
Evergreen
Health,
has
also
died
on
the
1st
of
March.
As
you
are
undoubtedly
observing.
This
is
a
complex
and
unprecedented
challenge
locally,
nationally
and
globally.
D
I'm
very
grateful
to
what
our
frontline
health
care
providers
are
doing
to
treat
these
patients
and
the
number
of
patients
that
we
know
they
continue
to
see
over
the
coming
weeks
and
months.
I'm
also
grateful
to
our
colleagues
at
Washington,
State
Department
of
Health
and
from
the
US
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
a
team
arrived
last
night.
D
Now,
it's
very
important
for
everyone
to
remember
that
the
vast
majority
of
people
who
are
infected
with
kovat
19
have
a
mild
or
moderate
disease
and
do
not
need
hospitalizations.
On
the
other
hand,
it's
obvious
what
we've
just
discussed
that
this
can
cause
very
serious.
This
infection
can
cause
very
serious
disease
in
people,
particularly
people
who
are
older
and
have
underlying
health
conditions.
D
So
we
are
making
both
individual
and
community
level
recommendations
to
limit
the
spread
of
this
disease
and
our
community
level
recommendations
are
very
similar
to
what
we
recommend
for
influenza.
We'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
of
so
again
the
most
important
steps
that
individuals
can
take
to
improve
their
health
and
decrease
their
risk
of
getting
sick,
currently
are
basic
hand.
Hygiene
wash
your
hands,
frequently
more
hand,
washing
less
face,
touching
avoid
contact
with
ill
persons
and
if
you're,
yourself
or
ell,
please
don't
go
to
work
or
school
until
you're.
D
So
that
involves
having
a
home
preparedness,
kit
and
understanding
how
you
might
take
care
of
people
in
your
home
who
become
ill
if
there
are
elders
or
seniors
who
are
dependent
on
you
for
health,
how
they
will
get
there
or
dependent
on
you
for
care
how
they
will
get
their
care
if
you
become
ill,
who
will
care
for
children?
What
you'll
do
if
schools
are
closed
for
a
period?
D
We
also
want
to
provide
as
much
information
as
we
can.
That
will
help
people
make
informed
choices
and
good
decisions
on
an
individual
level
to
protect
their
health.
So,
for
example,
as
we
see
more
cases
coming
into
the
community
to
protect
your
health,
people
should
consider
avoiding
crowded
settings
to
the
extent
possible.
This
is
especially
important
for
people
who
are
at
higher
risk
for
infection
people
over
60
years
of
age
and
people
who
have
underlying
chronic
health
conditions
very
much
the
same
as
we
advised
during
influenza
season.
D
Two
people
have
high
risk
conditions,
try
and
avoid
exposure
to
influenza
by
avoiding
close
contact
with
others
and
having
good
hand
and
respiratory
hygiene.
The
same
measures
are
very
relevant
now
in
the
context
of
the
code.
Nineteen
outbreak
we're
not
recommending
everyone
avoid
crowds
and
public
settings
at
this
time,
but
we
want
the
information
to
be
out
there
for
those
who
can
make
good
informed
choices
about
their
own
individual
health
and
the
risks
and
benefits
to
themselves.
We
understand
people
need
to
be
out
in
the
community.
D
We
all
need
to
do
things,
there's
value
to
social
interaction
and
based
on
the
level
of
disease
in
our
community.
Now
we're
not
recommending
widespread
cancellations
of
gatherings
or
closures
of
schools,
but
we
do
want
people
to
know
that
this
infection
is
with
us
and
it's
going
to
be
increasing
and
there
are
things
they
can
do
to
decrease
their
risk
and
right
now,
if
you're,
a
susceptible
person
someone's
got
underlying
health
conditions
or
is
older,
you
might
want
to
take
steps
to
avoid
exposure
to
this
virus
that
we
haven't
recommended
for
everyone.
D
At
this
point,
I
want
to
thank
director
Hayes
again
and
our
health
care
workers
and
first
responders
for
recognizing.
We
recognize
the
incredible
work
that
you're
all
doing
that
you're
providing
an
essential
service
to
all
of
us
in
our
community.
We
very
much
appreciate
that
in
the
collaboration
as
we
work
together
to
meet
this
challenge
that
will
be
increasing
over
the
coming
days.
Two
weeks
now
like
to
turn
the
podium
over
to
dr.
Cathy
loafie,
our
state
health
officer.
E
Well,
thank
you,
dr.,
Duchin
and
good
morning.
Everyone,
my
name
is
dr.
Cathy
loafie
I
am
the
state
health
officer
at
the
Washington
State
Department
of
Health
and
I
want
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
an
update
on
the
statewide
situation,
but
first
of
all,
I
also
want
to
say
that
my
heart
goes
out
to
all
the
families
of
the
loved
ones
who
we
have
lost
to
copa90
me.
E
Unfortunately,
we
are
now
starting
to
find
more
COBIT
19
cases
in
Washington
that
appear
to
be
acquired
locally
here
in
Washington,
and
we
now
know
that
the
virus
is
actively
spreading
in
some
communities
here
in
Washington
we
currently
have
18
kovat
cases
that
have
been
identified
here
in
Washington,
King
County
has
had
14
cases,
including
5
deaths
and
Snohomish
County
has
had
4
cases
at
this
time.
We
have
not
detected
Kovach
19
cases
outside
of
King
and
Snohomish
counties,
but
given
the
movement
of
people
around
our
state,
it
is
possible.
E
E
Additional
testing
will
Allah
will
help
us
find
more
cases
and
allow
us
to
better
understand
the
risk
of
Kovan,
18
and
communities
throughout
the
state,
and
we
are
very
committed
to
reporting
all
the
information
we
have
about
positive
tests
and
a
timely
match
in
a
timely
fashion,
so
that
people
can
make
the
decisions
about
their
health.
So
I
just
want
to
echo
a
few
other
points
that
dr.
Duchin
just
made
about
steps
we
can
all
take
to
prevent
illness.
He
mentioned
wash
your
hands.
E
Often
you
can
also
carry
an
alcohol-based
hand
sanitizer
around
in
case
soap,
and
water
is
not
available
and
I
now
do
carry
alcohol
see
and
hand
sanitizer
with
me.
I
also
wanted
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
avoiding
touching
your
eyes,
nose
and
mouth
with
hands
that
are
not
clean.
This
is
really
hard
to
do.
We
all
unconsciously,
do
it
throughout
the
whole
day,
and
there
have
been
studies
that
I've
done
that
I've
looked
at
just
how
many
times
people
touch
their
face,
and
it's
a
lot.
E
So
we
all
really
need
to
think
you
know
about
how
we
can
consciously
avoid
touching
your
face
and
then
lastly,
I
just
wanted
to
talk
about
staying
at
home
and
away
from
others.
You
know
if
you're
feeling,
sick
I
know
that
we've
all
gone
to
work
when
we've
been
sick
and-
and
we
all
feel
responsible
to
our
work.
E
Colleagues-
and
we
want
to
be
a
committed
member
of
our
work
team
and
some
people-
it
may
be
very
difficult
to
take
time
away
from
work,
but
we
need
to
do
all
we
can
to
protect
each
other
at
this
time.
In
addition,
as
dr.
Duchin
mentioned,
if
people
want
to
further
reduce
their
risk
of
kovat
19,
you
know
they
can
consider
avoiding
crowded
settings,
particularly
people
who
are
older
and
people
who
have
chronic
health
conditions.
So
we
understand
the
concern
that
people
are
feeling
about
the
situation
here
in
Washington.
E
E
Some
simple
things
you
can
do
now
is
make
sure
that
you
have
food
and
basic
supplies
like
medicine
at
home,
like
the
same
kinds
of
things
that
we
would
recommend
that
people
keep
in
stock
in
case
of
other
emergencies
like
a
power
outage
or
an
earthquake,
think
about
what
you
might
need
to
do
to
do
do
to
make
alternate
plans
for
child
care,
talk
to
your
employer,
about
options
for
sick
leave
and
telework.
We
have
a
lot
of
Technology
now
and
as
now's.
E
E
We're
committed
to
sharing
really
accurate,
timely
information,
as
I
said
so
continue
to
watch
the
Department
of
Health
website
for
more
information
about
testing
results
and
I'll.
Also
just
reiterate
that
it's
important
to
remember
that
most
people
with
köppen
19
have
mild
illness,
but,
as
we
are
now
acutely
aware,
a
small
person
will
have
very
severe
illness,
and
that
is
why
we
are
working
so
hard
to
try
to
decrease
the
spread
of
this
virus
here
in
Washington
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
introduce
dr.
Palazzo.
F
Thank
you,
dr.
loafie
I
am
Ettore
Palazzo,
the
chief
medical
and
quality
officer
at
evergreen,
health
and
kirkland.
A
lot
has
happened
in
the
last
72
hours,
since
we
learned
of
our
first
positive
case
of
kovat
19
before
going
any
further.
I
first
want
to
simply
say
that
the
organization
is
extremely
grateful
for
the
outreach
and
support
that
we
have
received
from
not
just
the
local
communities
but
across
the
nation,
and
it
is
quite
humbling
for
myself
and
the
entire
staff
at
evergreen
health
to
receive
that
support.
F
I
also
want
to
thank
the
Washington
State
Department
of
Health,
our
colleagues
here
at
King,
County,
Seattle,
Public
Health
for
all
the
support
and,
of
course,
the
CDC
as
they
help
us
and
guide
on
this
journey.
We
started
our
testing
protocol
and
identification
of
kovat
19
last
week
following
the
CDC
guidelines
change
'as
at
that
time,
when
we
were
alerted
of
our
cases,
we
went
ahead
and
followed
those
recommendations
and
those
patients
went
in
to
appropriate
precautions
and
appropriate
monitoring
and
all
care
providers
working
with
them
following
the
appropriate
precautions
as
well.
F
G
F
And
I
so
I'll
note
that
one
of
our
patients
is
no
Snohomish
County
resident
as
well,
so
we
have
as
I
understand
it,
and
my
colleagues
will
help
correct
me
if
I'm
incorrect.
This
is
the
data
that
we
have,
that
five
of
our
cases
that
had
died,
our
King
County
residents-
we
do
have
one
that
is
a
Snohomish
County
resident.
F
So
at
this
time,
along
with
our
current
confirmed
cases,
we
have
approximately
29
cases
that
are
pending
investigation,
total
and
and
we
are
waiting
for
those
results
and
those
patients
are
in
appropriate
precautions
and
staff.
Caring
for
those
patients
are
following
all
the
appropriate
CDC
precautions.
There.
We
have
made
adjustments
at
the
organization
to
allow
for
airborne
precautions.
F
At
this
time,
our
staff
are
making
adjustments
to
care
for
the
patients,
and
that
is
going
as
well
as
can
be
expected
it's
at
this
time
again,
I
want
to
thank
the
support
of
the
community,
thank
all
of
the
staff
at
Evergreen
Health
for
for
their
work
and
everyone
that's
working
to
get
us
through
this
time.
I'll
go
ahead
and
hand
over
to.
E
C
D
To
emphasize
one
point
here
and-
and
you
know,
our
colleagues
at
Evergreen
have
been
very
aggressive
about
testing
testing
seriously
ill
people
with
unexplained
pneumonia,
which
is
a
new
criteria
for
testing
and
we're
now
identifying
patients
that
were
able
to
have
been
tested
before
so
I.
Don't
want
you
to
get
the
impression
that
you
know
there's
these
cases
are
necessarily
occurring
right
now,
they're
being
tested
right
now,
so
they've
probably
been
occurring
for
a
while
and,
as
you
know,
we
haven't
had
the
ability
to
test
for
mild
cases
until
this
week.
D
Basically
with
this
new
lab
capacity,
that's
coming
online
from
at
the
University
of
Washington,
so
you
should
understand
that
there
are
likely
many
mild
cases
in
the
community
that
we're
not
aware
of
the
cases
that
our
healthcare
system,
colleagues,
like
evergreen
health,
are
finding
are
those
tip
of
the
iceberg,
patients
that
are
hospitalized
with
severe
illness.
So
it's
important
to
understand
that
the
vast
majority
of
these
cases
that
are
mild
are
going
undetected,
but
the
other
thing
I
think
it's
important
to
understand
is
that
what
you
just
heard
illustrates
the
challenge
of
this
disease.
D
This
is
like
a
severe
influenza.
It
drives
many
people
into
hospitals.
It
causes
many
of
us
to
feel
sick
and
stay
home,
many
more
than
go
to
hospitals,
but,
as
you
can
imagine,
the
public
health
system
and
the
clinical
health
care
delivery
system
do
not
have
the
capacity
to
track
down
every
case
of
influenza
in
the
community
and
we're
going
to
be
probably
my
guess,
seeing
more
cases
of
coronavirus
than
we
see
of
influenza
over
the
coming
weeks
to
months.
D
It
had
to
minimize
risk
at
work,
and
we
understand
that
people
still
need
to
carry
on
with
their
lives
just
like
we
do
during
influenza
season.
So
we
give
people
good
advice
on
how
they
can
reduce
the
risk,
how
they
can
manage
if
they
do
get
sick,
but
it
it
will
be
very
important
for
everyone
to
understand
that
we're
going
to
see
a
lot
of
sick
people
and
we're
gonna
have
a
tremendous
challenge
on
our
health
care
system
and
we're
not
going
to
be
continuing
to
try
and
focus
on
every
case.
In
that
case.
D
B
B
I
also
received
a
call
from
Senator
patty
Murray
this
morning,
expressing
her
support
seeking
information
about
how
she
can
further
help,
and
she
is
busy
fighting
to
ensure
that
federal
funding
includes
funding
for
local
agencies
and
this
local
response,
as
well
as
the
money
directed
by
the
federal
government,
is
able
to
go
to
hotspots
around
the
country.
She's
very
much
in
tune
to
this
and
and
very
personally
engaged
as
she's.
B
You
know
from
communities
nearby
here
originally
and
and
has
family
members
across
many
of
the
areas
affected,
I'm
going
to
ask
if
you
have
questions
to
direct
them
to
the
right
person
here
and
then
we're
gonna
have
some
follow-up
about
the
items.
I
talked
about
additional
capacity
for
people
to
be
isolated,
etc.
James
before.
D
Well,
in
general
terms
like
enemy
again,
this
is
a
very
small
number
of
people
were
dealing
with
14,
so
it's
hard
to
generalize,
but
I
can
say
that
you
know
people
who
have
chronic
lung
disease,
chronic,
cardiac
disease,
diabetes,
the
same
types
of
chronic
conditions,
to
some
extent
that
we
worry
about
with
influenza,
or
it
seem
to
be
an
increased
risk
for
this
disease.
Now
again,
this
disease
wasn't
even
known
to
us
two
months
ago,
so
we're
still
learning
a
lot
about
specific
risk
factors
for
disease
spectrum
of
disease.
D
How
severe
it
really
is,
how
many
people
get
seriously
ill,
how
many
have
mild
illness?
So
it's
apparent
from
what's
been
reported
from
China
and
from
what
we're
seeing
here
locally,
that
the
patients
who
are
having
serious
illness
are
those
who
are
either
very
old
with
weakened
immune
systems
to
age
or
have
underlying
chronic
diseases,
but
I.
It's
too
there's
too
few
patients
to
say
specifically
whether
one
underlying
condition
is
more
of
a
risk
factor
than
another.
At
this
point,.
D
Yes,
so
excellent
question
this
this
disease
will
pose
a
significant
challenge
to
the
health
care
delivery
system
across
the
country
and
across
the
world,
and
our
health
care
delivery
system
is
rather
well
coordinated.
We
have
the
Northwest
Health
Care
response
network,
which
helps
our
system
with
resource
allocation,
sharing
of
resources,
prioritization
of
resources
during
surge
times,
and
we've
done
a
significant
amount
of
planning
with
them,
so
they
are
prepared
to
make
available
as
many
beds
and
intensive
care
beds,
as
they
can
they've
been
thinking
forward
about
this
since
the
outbreak
occurred.
D
So
it's
not
impossible
for
me
to
predict.
You
know
what
the
peak
of
this
outbreak
will
be
and
everything
we're
doing.
That
was
trying
to
blunt
that
peak
and
push
it
down,
but
giving
people
advice
on
how
to
protect
themselves
from
becoming
ill
and
not
running
into
the
hospital,
if
they're
not
seriously
ill
to
preserve
those
limited
resources
for
those
who
really
need
them.
But
I
can
tell
you
that
even
this
early
in
the
outbreak,
our
hospitals
are
feeling
the
strain
and
I
would
refer
you
either
to
dr.
D
H
D
I
D
I
C
D
So,
as
you
know,
we
have
an
outbreak
at
the
long-term
care
facility,
life
care
and
currently
Kirkland
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
incredible
work
that
organization
and
their
frontline
health
care
workers
are
doing
to
both
keep
those
residents
safe,
but
also
keep
their
health
care
workers
safe.
We've
had
staff
on
the
ground
with
them.
B
Clearly
were
very
concerned,
but
many
of
us
can
shelter
in
place.
We
can
go
home,
we
can
even
work
remotely.
That
is
not
an
option
for
people
who
are
on
housed.
The
challenge
is
making
sure
that
people
who
become
infected
aren't
in
shelter
and
causing
infection
to
others
and
that
they
have
a
safe
place
to
be
in
isolation
or
quarantine
or
recovery.
H
B
B
So
our
public
health
folks
can
talk
about
the
similarities
and
the
differences
between
those
different
diseases,
but
I
think
that
we
are
all
recognizing
that,
in
the
case
of
a
global
pandemic,
where
very
little
is
known,
where
no
one
has
natural
immunity
where
there
is
no
immunization
and
there's
no
specific
known
treatment,
we
need
to
take
it
most
seriously
and
to
take
extraordinary
measures,
including
move
resources
quickly
from
other
areas,
in
order
to
provide
the
ability
to
isolate
people
and
have
and
give
them
the
opportunity
recover
without
infecting
others.
Dr.
G
G
D
When
testing
first
became
available,
it
was
limited
and
it
still
was
limited
to
some
degree
and
because
of
that,
we
had
to
prioritize
who
we
could
test
with
our
limited
resources.
So
we
were,
the
guidance
was
and
we
we
followed
to
test
patients
who
had
the
most
serious
illnesses,
the
hospitalized
patients,
because
we
thought
it
was,
and
we
still
think
it's
most
important
to
identify
patients
who
are
critically
owned.
Don't
have
another
explanation
and
those
who
have
a
risk
factor
for
having
novel
coronavirus
disease.
D
So
someone
who
had
a
link
to
a
known
case
or
travel
to
an
area
where
an
outbreak
was
occurring
but
as
more
testing
capacity
becomes
available,
we
can
test
more
people
who
are,
and
that
means
people
who
are
not
critically
ill.
So
people
who
might
be
in
the
community
who
don't
aren't
sick
enough
to
require
hospitalization
and
as
we
begin
to
test.
So
we
have
this
surgeon
patients
recognized
last
last
week
as
we
started
to
test,
we
found
out
that
this.
In
fact,
this
virus
has
been
in
our
community.
D
The
premises
doesn't
need
to
be
a
minute
to
a
hospital
like
you
did
initially
for
this
kovat
19
disease
and
can
get
a
result,
and
this
disease
will
need
to
be
managed.
Much
like
we
manage
a
seasonal
influenza.
Many
people
will
have
it
most.
People
will
not
be
seriously
ill,
but
we
want
to
do
two
things.
We
want
to
protect
those
who
are
most
at
risk
from
for
becoming
seriously
ill,
and
we
want
to
prevent
many
people
as
many
as
we
can
from
becoming
sick
at
the
same
time.
D
So
these
social
distancing
measures,
keeping
people
as
far
apart,
as
is
practical,
acknowledging
that
we
still
have
to
go
on
with
our
lives
in
our
community,
but
to
the
extent
that
we
can
live
in
our
interactions,
we
will
be
decreasing
our
risk
of
getting
sick
and
decreasing
the
number
of
people
that
need
to
see
health
care
providers
and
enter
our
hospitals
until
this.
This
epidemic
passes.
D
D
You
know
right
now,
people
may
be
getting
the
impression
this
is.
This
is
a
disease
that
makes
everybody
seriously
ill.
That's
just
the
opposite
of
what
it
actually
does.
It
makes
most
people
mildly,
oh
moderately,
perhaps,
and
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg,
but
the
ones
that
were
happened
to
be
looking
for
currently
or
seriously
else.
D
So
we
want
to
get
a
good
sense
of
how
severe
this
illness
is,
and
particularly
we
would
like
to
learn
is
as
weekend
about
the
role
of
young
people
in
either
spreading
this
infection,
or
you
know
getting
sick
themselves,
so
we
can
think
about
the
school
that
you
school
closures
and
dismissals.
A
lot.
As
you
know,
a
lot
of
the
community
mitigation
gardens
is
disruptive.
I
mean
we
should
be
prepared
for
disruption
in
the
community.
D
If
we
tell
people
not
to
go
to
work,
not
to
go
to
school,
and
so
we
have
to
really
carefully
weigh
the
risks
and
benefits.
There
are
so
many
unknowns
in
this
outbreak
right
now.
We
don't
know
exactly
when's
the
right
time
to
implement
it.
We
don't
know
exactly
how
long
do
we
need
to
keep
schools
closed
or
tell
people
they
can't
go
to
work.
Our
the
idea
is
to
lessen
the
impact.
D
You
know,
as
I
said
you,
you
know,
we
can't
expect
people
to
go
for
months
and
months.
You
know
without
school
and
without
being
able
to
go
to
work
or
telecommute
necessarily.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
what
we
do
is
reasonable,
that
it's
something
that's
acceptable
to
the
public
that
they
feel
like
you
know
it's
worth
it
to
keep
our
community
healthy
and
that
the
timing,
you
know-
and
the
duration
are
right
in
all
of
this.
D
In
the
face
of
tremendous
uncertainty,
you
know
about
the
the
benefits
of
doing
anything
at
a
specific
time
or
specific
duration,
so
we're
going
to
be
making
judgments
based
on
the
values
of
our
community
and
our
our
leadership
and
knowing
that
the
benefit,
the
risks
are
all
really
not
clear.
At
this
point,.
A
C
So
we
are
indeed
getting
a
lot
of
calls
from
both
schools
and
from
parents.
The
team
upstairs
has
been
individually
working
with
superintendents.
The
schools,
of
course,
out
of
an
abundance
of
caution,
have
the
right
the
authority
to
close
if
they
want
to
clean
it.
We've
had
a
number
of
examples
of
that.
Our
commitment
to
our
a
team
in
terms
of
supporting
the
decisions
being
made
by
schools
is
that
we're
working
with
them
to
assess
the
level
of
risk,
and
they
know
they're
particularly
smear
school.
C
C
So
we're
sending
up
a
call
center
today
and
that
number
will
be
made
available
and
we
really
believe
that
that's
an
important
link
for
that,
as
we
make
sure
that
as
superintendents
have
questions
at
school
teachers
who
have
had
students
in
areas
or
as
say
a
health
care
worker
program
from
one
of
the
local
technical
colleges
has
had
students
that
we're
able
to
give
them
the
best
advice
on
when
do
they
need
to
if
they
had
students
in
a
facility.
When
do
they
need
to
do
something?
C
So
again,
this
is
going
to
evolve
as
we
get
a
better
picture,
but
right
now
we're
trying
to
answer
and
get
back
to
those
superintendents
as
fast
as
possible.
As
you
can
well
imagine,
our
phones
upstairs
are
off
the
hook.
We
and
we
are
getting
all
what
we
need
to
do
with
the
support
of
the
executive
to
set
up
this
call
center,
so
we
can
triage
it
better.
Cathy.
Do
you
want
to
say
something
about
the
state
call
center.
A
B
A
I'm
going
to
refer
you
back
to
the
to
the
sheet,
and
then
we
will
update
our
website
with
update
with
updated
information
as
we
receive
it.
So
what
we
can
provide.
You
is
the
release
right
now
with
our
information.
Snohomish
County
can
report
their
own
cases
individually,
and
but
we
will
have
an
update
on
our
website
with
all
the
information.
I
A
H
D
So
state
lab
is
currently
doing
up
to
a
couple
of
hundred
tests
per
day
and
they
expect
to
increase
up
to
perhaps
a
day
at
some
point
and
then
yeah
a
new
job.
Also
you
DEP
is
starting
this
week
today
or
tomorrow.
There
will
also
be
starting
with
perhaps
a
couple
of
hundred
a
day
and
then
up
to
a
thousand
a
day.
E
People
need
to
understand
is
we
have
three
runs
coming
off,
so
our
laboratory
is
doing
runs
to
test
for
this
virus
three
times
a
day,
so
at
several
time
points
during
the
day
we're
getting
new
results.
So
so,
as
you
can
imagine,
this
information
is
really
changing
by
the
hour.
I
think
one
thing
that
we
normally
do
during
outbreak
situations
as
we
try
to
you
know,
come
up
with
a
time
during
the
day
that
will
sort
of
post.
E
You
know
the
latest
information
for
that
last
24
hour
period
because
it
gets
confusing
when
we
just
try
to
update
things
and,
as
you
recognize
today,
things
get
reported
from
the
hospital
to
their
local
health
department,
and
then
they
get
reported
to
the
State
Health
Department
and
it
kind
of
takes
some
time
for
that
to
happen.
So
I
apologize
for
the
confusion.
A
Appreciate
everyone's
patience
and
understanding,
as
we
give
this
information
in
real
time,
we
will
work
to
get
you
the
updated
information
as
it
comes
out
as
soon
as
possible,
because
we
know
your
deadlines
and
demands
and
appreciate
your
work.
So,
thank
you.
So
just
some
closing
comments.
You
know
we
will
be
updating
updating
all
of
you
on
a
regular
basis.
We
do
not
have
a
the
next
briefing
scheduled
for
yet,
but
we
will
let
you
know
when
it
does
and
we
keep
you
updated
as
we
learn
about
additional
cases
so
I.