Nursing homes take drastic measures to stop the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 from Dr. Eric Rackow, president and executive chairman of family care.

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Nursing homes take drastic measures 

to stop the spread of coronavirus

COVID-19  from Dr. Eric Rackow, president and executive chairman of family care.

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The governor called on residents to stay home -- except for essential reasons -- in order to help stop the spread of the virus.

“We are leveraging the full arsenal of public health and government, but defeating this invisible enemy will require a unity of effort and spirit like nothing we have ever faced," Hogan said.

Nursing homes have emerged as a focus of heightened concern as coronavirus cases spike amid a global pandemic.

About 1.4 million patients are cared for in nursing homes across the U.S., including severely disabled people.

Long-term care facilities across the country move to restrict visitors during COVID-19 outbreak; insight from Dr. Eric Rackow, president and executive chairman of family care

As the virus has spread, nursing homes around the country have cut off visitors and taken steps to isolate residents from one another by ending common activities and serving meals in individual rooms. Officials also announced five more deaths as of Saturday night, doubling the state's coronavirus toll.

“It took nearly three weeks for the National Capital Region to go from 0 to 1,000 cases of COVID-19. It took three days for the region to go from 1,000 to 2,000 cases in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia," Hogan said. "This is a rapidly evolving and escalating emergency, which is now surrounding the nation’s capital."

Hogan said multiple state agencies are on the scene, working closing with the local health department and the facility to take "urgent steps" to protect additional residents and staff who may have been exposed to the virus.