Carmen Gray hugs her sister, Bridget Parkhill, after discussing concerns about coughing exhibited by their mother, Susan Hailey, who is a resident at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 4, 2020.
A Servpro cleaning crew member peeks through window blinds at Life Care Center of Kirkland, a long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S., March 12, 2020.
Servpro workers file in to begin a third day of cleaning at Life Care Center of Kirkland, a long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 13, 2020.
An elderly woman sits in the recreation room of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Grevenbroich, Germany, March 16, 2020.
Medical officials aid a residents from St. Joseph's nursing home to board a bus, after a number of residents tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S., March 25, 2020.
A rainbow is seen above the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 24, 2020.
An employee of a retirement home helps an elderly woman as the visits have been restricted due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Grevenbroich, Germany, March 16, 2020.
Sanitary workers clean the nursing home where a woman died and several residents and care providers have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Grado, Asturias, Spain March 20, 2020.
An employee of a retirement home shows how to clean a handrail as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Grevenbroich, Germany, March 16, 2020.
Medical officials aid a resident from St. Joseph's nursing home to evacuate and board a bus, after a number of residents tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S., March 25, 2020.
A sign with the inscription: "Please do not visit this facility! Thanks for your understanding." is seen at the retirement home Ehehaltenhaus/St. Nikolaus from the foundation Buergerspital zum Hl. Geist in Wuerzburg, Germany, March 22, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues.
An elderly woman in a retirement home disinfect her hands as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Grevenbroich, Germany, March 16, 2020.
Medical officials aid a resident from St. Joseph's nursing home to board a bus, after a number of residents tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S., March 25, 2020.
Geneva Wood, 90, who was a resident at Life Care Center of Kirkland, is pictured at home as her son, Keith Wood, prepares coffee after she recovered at Harborview Medical Center from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 24, 2020.
An ambulance leaves the Fondation Rothschild retirement home (Ehpad) in Paris where 16 residents have died and 81 have been infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, March 25, 2020.
Elderly people sit in the recreation room of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Grevenbroich, Germany, March 16, 2020.
Nurse Rikki Hill pushes Geneva Wood, 90, who was a resident at Life Care Center of Kirkland, as she leaves Harborview Medical Center after recovering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 24, 2020.
The courtyard of the Life Care Center of Kirkland, a long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases, during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), shown in this aerial photo over Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 16, 2020.
An elderly woman wearing a protective face mask stands next to a stretcher in front of the entrance of the Fondation Rothschild retirement home (Ehpad) in Paris where 16 residents have died and 81 have been infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, March 25, 2020.
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