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Kilmer, MUrray urge CDC to act against 'coronavirus
Washington
lawmakers lead
bipartisan letter
By Michael Heinbach
michae/@masoncounty. com
US. Rep. Derek Kilmer
(D-Gig Harbor) and US. Sen.
Patty Murray (D-Seattle) led
a bipartisan effort by 48 law—
makers in Congress on Mon—
for Disease Control
and Prevention to go
on the offensive to
stop the spread of the
2019 novel coronavi-
rus.
Kilmer, represent-
ing_ Washington’s 6th
Congressional "Dis-
trict that includes all
of Mason County, and-
Murray, the highest—rank-
ing Democrat on the Senate
Health Committee, signed a
letter calling on the CDC to
Kilmer
nostic tests
as quickly as
possible, with
priority to
states where
c o n f i r m e d
coronavirus
cases are re-
corded.
The letter
follows the '
International Health Regula—
tions Emergency Committee
of the World Health Orga—
nization declaration Jan. 30
Murray
is a “public health
emergency of interna-
tional concern.” As of
a news release issued
Tuesday by Kilmer’s
office, the US. reg-
istered 11 confirmed
cases of coronavirus,
including one diag—
nosed case in Wash-
ington.
“We know that CDC is
working to quickly distrib- .
ute a rapid diagnostic test to
state and local officials and
as possible, without compro—
mising scientific validity,”
the letter reads. “We further
urge you to prioritize locali-
ties where cases have already
been confirmed, so that addi-
tional caSes may be detected
in real-time.
“CDC’s response to this
outbreak underscores the
critical role it plays in pro-
tecting public health.”
To read the letter to
CDC Director Dr. Robert R.
Redfield, go to https://bit.
day asking for the Centers distribute coronavirus diag— that the
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