Washington and NY State Officials Optimistic About Hospital Capacity to Treat Coronavirus

Washington and NY State Officials Optimistic About Hospital Capacity to Treat Coronavirus
A worker shields a patient on a stretcher being taken to an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland in Washington state on Feb. 29, 2020. David Ryder/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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As coronavirus deaths in the United States rose to 12 on March 5, the majority of which were in Washington state, that state’s health department said its hospitals have the capacity to deal with the crisis.

“Hospitals all have differing capacities for accepting patients. There are many hospitals in Washington equipped to accept patients with infectious diseases,” Danielle Koenig from the Washington State Department of Health told The Epoch Times in an email.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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