Health care workers plead for safety equipment as OHSU says 12 staffers test positive for virus

The home care worker from Springfield told a video conference of elected officials and health care representatives that her 70-year-old mother-in-law is watching her child because Hunt fears exposing her daughter to the new virus.

Oregon policy makers on Monday morning heard pleas from health care workers like Hunt for more personal protective equipment. Gov. Kate Brown, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Sen. Jeff Merkley attended the Zoom video conference hosted by the Service Employees International Union.