“I see that as the ‘canary in a coal mine’ situation,” said Fred Buckner, an attending physician at the University of Washington Medical Center. But at Life Care Center, she developed a cough, becoming increasingly raspy and finding it difficult to breathe. ADAt Life Care Center, family members and friends came and went until the facility imposed a strict isolation policy. Buckner, the doctor at the University of Washington Medical Center, saw his first coronavirus patient on March 4. The great-grandmother and devoted University of Michigan sports fan had been recovering well from surgery at Life Care Center and was supposed to be discharged.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2020 20:07 UTC