Coronavirus In Seattle
KUOW's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and surrounding area.
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In Seattle, working around the clock to secure paycheck protection loans
Small businesses are in a mad dash to apply for a second round of funding under the Paycheck Protection Program. SBA officials say they’ve made changes to address barriers to small lenders and businesses.
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Seattle Now: Unemployed and overwhelmed
The pandemic has sent more than one million Washingtonians to the state's unemployment rolls, and many of them aren’t getting paid, even though they may qualify for the money.
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Updates on the coronavirus epidemic in Washington (April 27-May 3)
Archived updates on the coronavirus epidemic in Washington from April 27-May 3.
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Even Washington state isn't getting essential supplies it ordered from Amazon
The pandemic is complicating Amazon’s business even as governments turn to the company for essential medical supplies. Washington state is finding that Amazon hasn’t come through on some important orders.
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Striking, fishing and freezing this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut's editor-at-large Knute Berger, The Stranger's digital editor Chase Burns, and Joni Balter - host of the Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail.
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Washington state rejects 6.4 million masks, citing poor quality
The KN95 masks that Washington state imported from China didn't pass an initial quality check.
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Nicki Hamilton, 83, Skagit Valley choir singer and women’s rights supporter
Nicki Hamilton was a pilot, a world traveler, a ham radio operator, a chorale member, and, perhaps above all, a New Yorker. She died of coronavirus on March 21 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was 83.
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Cooked too much food? Start a pandemic meal exchange
So you’ve been cooking and baking up a storm ever since the pandemic shutdown. Now what to do with all that food?
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Filed for unemployment in Washington state and have received zilch? You're not alone
Nearly 800,000 people in Washington state have filed for unemployment since early March. One in three of them have not received money, according to the state's employment security department.
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Seattle's May Day rally heads to Olympia via car caravan
Social distancing measures have forced immigrant and worker rights advocates to rethink this year’s May Day rallies. Seattle’s annual march to downtown is now a car caravan to Olympia.
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Frustrated WA nursing homes welcome news of Covid beds, PPE
In King County, more than 60 percent of all Covid-19 deaths have been among residents, staff and visitors to long-term care facilities. State officials now plan designated facilities and PPE distribution to reduce virus transmission there.
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Overwhelmed, food banks struggle to fill shelves
As Washington residents struggle with unemployment, more people than ever are turning to food banks for help. State officials say the demand for food assistance will continue in the coming months.