[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Waller said there have been a number of union members who have now contracted COVID-19 at sites across the country.“This was something that I dreaded from the time that the pandemic had been declared,” she said. “When Rose tested positive, just like when any other member tests positive, my heart sinks.“We reach out.
We offer to help to the families to see if there’s something we can do and we pray for a positive outcome.”She said she reached out to Torkelson who then began to updating her on how her mother was doing as the illness progressed.“It’s unfortunate that her life was cut short because she went to work to care for others,” Waller said. “(It’s) sad to think.