Coronavirus In Seattle
KUOW's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and surrounding area.
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Speaking to a UW student trapped in Peru
When UW finance student Daniel Voznyarskiy decided to go to Peru for spring break he figured he'd see Machu Pichu, take in the local culture. He wasn't expecting to end up in lockdown at his hostel.
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Restaurant delivery drivers try to weather the Covid-19 storm
Cary Purnell is a restaurant delivery driver in the Seattle area for Uber Eats. She’s also homeless and worried about getting Covid-19, in part because she doesn’t have health insurance.
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Which nannies are essential during coronavirus? There's clarity on that now
On the first day Gov. Jay Inslee ordered non-essential businesses to go on hold, Rachel Crittenden spent hours on the phone with the governor's office, in an attempt to get clarification on nannies being “essential” workers. Other nannies flooded the office with hundreds of emails.
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ER doctor says he was fired for calling out unsafe COVID-19 conditions
For the last 17 years, Dr. Ming Lin has worked in the emergency room at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham. He says he was fired from his job last week, after publicly calling on the hospital to better protect patients and staff from COVID-19.
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Governor Inslee asks industries to shift to wartime-style medical gear production
Paige Browning update on coronavirus impact and response
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Health officials worry about accidental poisonings during outbreak
The health care system is working overtime to fight the coronavirus. But health officials are warning about another threat: an increased risk of accidental poisonings.
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April 1st | The Great Mask Debate
Should you wear one, or not? And what other social norms are changing as this pandemic drags on? What should you do if you need medical care that is NOT related to the novel coronavirus? And a trip to Peru that’s ended up being a bit longer than imagined.
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April 1 and rent is due - pandemic or not
Rent is due for thousands of people who were laid off in the last month because of the coronavirus epidemic. Many of those people have already filed for unemployment – but this crisis has fallen upon us so swiftly that most people have not yet received their check.
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How the UW predicts the trajectory of Covid-19
Public health policy and decisions about everything from restaurants to schools are being made on the backs of modeling about the novel coronavirus’ infection rate. And one of those models is being made at the University of Washington.
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Photos: CenturyLink transforms into a military field hospital
In less than 48 hours, the CenturyLink Field Event Center has been transformed into a 250-bed military field hospital for non COVID-19 patients.
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A look inside Harborview's COVID-19 ICU
What's it like inside the ICU where COVID-19 patients are tested and cared for?
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COVID-19 testing is accelerating in Washington. So is the need
“Ramping up testing in our community is really important.”