Coronavirus In Seattle
KUOW's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and surrounding area.
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See racist harassment? Seattle Police want you to dial 911
Seattle police are urging people to report racial harassment amid a recent increase in anti-Asian bias incidents. The Seattle Police Department arrested a man for one of the four racist incidents reported by Asian Americans this week.
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Been close to Covid? You might get a call from this guy
We caught up with one of the hundreds of National Guard members trained to do contact tracing of Covid-19 cases in Washington state.
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What will a contact tracer ask me?
Kim Steele-Peter does contact tracing for Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. She wants to know about your symptoms and who you've been in contact with.
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Mayor Durkan on police shooting, the NHL, and reopening Seattle
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for our weekly check-in.
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'False sense of security.' Why some doctors won't order coronavirus antibody tests for patients
Even as labs are offering coronavirus antibody tests, some patients have found themselves unable to obtain a physician's referral. We asked doctors to unpack that reluctance.
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UW Medicine to temporarily furlough thousands, close psychiatric unit
University of Washington Medicine is temporarily furloughing roughly 5,500 workers. The institution is citing financial losses of roughly $500 million due to the pandemic. The move will lead to the temporary closure of a small psychiatric unit at the UW Medicine Montlake campus.
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They aimed to raise $100,000 for undocumented immigrants in Washington state. They’re over $3M
A fund for undocumented immigrants is blowing past fundraising goals, but the need is huge
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Boeing cuts workforce and re-starts production
Boeing is again producing 737 MAX planes, though the plane is still grounded and thecomp
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What Seattle can learn from its past emptiness
Whether it was the Boeing bust or the general strike, Seattle has been deserted before.
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May 27th | The city we could be
How Seattle might rise from hollowed out to newly whole. Which mutual aid campaigns get supported? And a look at the hilarious world (go with us here) of depression.
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She's Canadian. He's American. The border closed right before they were supposed to get married
Since March 21, the US/Canada border has been closed for all non-essential travel, and it’s going to stay closed till at least June 21. Visiting family members, and attending one’s own wedding, are not considered essential.
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Seattle man spikes fever after second dose of trial coronavirus vaccine
There’s been some excitement about the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested on humans, but a Seattle man who is part of that trial has had a reaction to a high dose of the vaccine. “I did have some issues after getting the second dose. I had a fever and was nauseous and even fainted,” said science communicator and vaccine volunteer Ian Haydon.