Coronavirus In Seattle
KUOW's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and surrounding area.
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Two 'promising' Covid-19 treatments give Seattle-area patients and doctors hope
Very few medical professionals in the United States had seen a patient with Covid-19 when Raymond Sismaet showed up at his doctor’s office at the end of February complaining about a bad cough. On a return visit two days later he was sent by ambulance to the emergency room, "and from then it got real hazy for me,” Sismaet said.
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May 7th | Food to take you on a journey
Musang restaurant puts a community-driven heart into their takeout. Jenny Durkan answers questions about sweeps and evictions. We also speak to a landlord and tenant, and hear from another Voice of the Pandemic.
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This Seattle man peddled a coronavirus 'vaccine.' He says he's injected himself and others
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not licensed a coronavirus vaccine, although a series of clinical trials are underway. But a microbiologist in Seattle has come under fire for claiming to have one for sale.
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A mask requirement in Seattle? Mayor Durkan says announcement coming soon
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said that Seattle is considering a requirement for people to wear masks or other face coverings as businesses re-emerge and Washington state slowly phases back from its stay-at-home order.
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Mayor Jenny Durkan on masks, Ballard Commons, and paying rent
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for our weekly check-in.
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30K coronavirus tests a day could be the ticket to Washington’s freedom
More testing will allow the relax some of the social distancing measures, because we'll be able to identify people early and then keep them you know, isolated
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‘Is it going to happen?': Seattle chef struggles to get unemployment, faces homelessness
Last week, Gary Barbo realized he had only two dollars and sixty-two cents left in his bank account. “It actually ended up getting to be pretty dark for me,” he said. “It was very overwhelming.”
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What might football look like with no fans?
We got a glimpse of it last month with a remote draft.
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May 6th | Are you ready for some (socially distant) football?
Cardboard cutouts in the stands of CenturyLink Field could be in our future. Does the stay-at-home order go too far? Drivethrough church, and a pastor’s reflection.
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How one church prepares for drive in services
This week Governor Inslee announced spiritual services can resume as long as congregants stay in their cars. One pastor talks about giving a sermon to honks instead of amens.
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Why bacteria's resistance to antibiotics is a problem in a viral pandemic
Each year a particular kind of infection kills more than 35,000 people in the United States. Those deaths are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Can a 21st century WPA rescue the struggling economy under the pandemic?
85 years ago, May 6, 1935, with America mired in the depths of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed an order that created the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was created to provide jobs for millions of unskilled laborers who were put to work on giant infrastructure projects. But at the behest of Eleanor Roosevelt, the WPA targeted another sector that was experiencing bad times: the nation’s artists.