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In this March 11, 2020, photo, Scott Sedlacek, left, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, wears a mask as he stands near reporters and listens to Tim Killian, right, a spokesman for Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., during Killian's daily briefing. Sedlacek's father Chuck, who also has tested positive, lives in the facility, which has been at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the state. Residents of assisted living facilities and their loved ones are facing a grim situation as the coronavirus spreads across the country, placing elderly people especially at risk. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

In this March 11, 2020, photo, Scott Sedlacek, left, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, wears a mask as he stands near reporters and listens to Tim Killian, right, a spokesman for Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., during Killian's daily briefing. Sedlacek's father Chuck, who also has tested positive, lives in the facility, which has been at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the state. Residents of assisted living facilities and their loved ones are facin…

March 14, 2020

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'He's an inmate': Anguish mounts over virus-hit nursing home
March 14, 2020 3:13 p.m.

'He's an inmate': Anguish mounts over virus-hit nursing home

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Desperate to talk to their dad, Scott Sedlacek and his brother, Steve, stood outside his open nursing home window and shouted. They could barely hear his weak replies, but one came through clearly.