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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Maryland and Virginia nursing homes battle explosive covid-19 outbreaks — again

 


The second wave has reached the region’s most vulnerable.

Amid soaring coronavirus caseloads in Maryland, Virginia and the District, some nursing homes have begun to report explosive new outbreaks of the novel coronavirus among residents and staff, affirming the worst fears of family members and health officials.

Despite stringent lockdown measures in place since March, widespread community transmission has allowed the highly contagious virus to creep back into facilities through asymptomatic employees, threatening the elderly residents most at risk of dying...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nursing-homes-covid-second-surge-/2020/11/19/14bc128c-291b-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html

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