A sign for EvergreenHealth Medical Center is shown, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. In the area that has led the country in coronavirus cases and also across the country, hospitals are gearing up for an onslaught of coronavirus patients, but staff on the front lines are stretched thin and don't have the equipment they need to protect themselves from the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020 4:50 p.m.
One mask a day for doctors in virus epicenter of Washington
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Two doctors in Washington state, which leads the U.S. in coronavirus deaths, have tested positive for the disease as hospitals scramble to make due with a shortage of masks and other equipment needed to keep them from getting sick.