Coronavirus In Seattle
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March 30th | Now’s the time to binge watch all those Netflix shows you were planning to get to when you had the time. What’s in the stimulus package? And what do we know about the virus that causes COVID-19?
Now’s the time to binge watch all those Netflix shows you were planning to get to when you had the time. What’s in the stimulus package? And what do we know about the virus that causes COVID-19?
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Seattle researchers to study malaria drug treatment of coronavirus
A decades-old drug used primarily to treat malaria will be tested in Seattle and New York to see if it can be used to treat coronavirus.
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Elders caught in Seattle's coronavirus isolation remind us: 'Bad times don't last'
For Mary Hanson, the break in the coronavirus isolation came in the form of a hamburger. “We got a Kidd Valley burger, oh my God, that was so good,” she said.
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A race you can run while social distancing
Spring is usually a busy time for marathons, half marathons, and other races.
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4 new coronavirus cases at Seattle-area homeless shelters
There are now four confirmed cases, in four separate shelters.
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Deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washington state
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Stimulus Friday: $3 billion in federal funds coming to Washington state
Paige Browning has the latest on the coronavirus crisis
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Facing the pandemic together, this week
Bill Radke talks the week in coronavirus news with Karen Weise of the New York Times, Marcus Green of the South Seattle Emerald, and Knute Berger of Crosscut.
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This anesthesiologist was told to not wear a face mask amid COVID-19 crisis
When the Swedish Cherry Hill anesthesiologist entered rooms with coronavirus patients, he wore an N95. Everywhere else, he wore a surgical mask -- sometimes using the same one for days. The mask was an added protection, in case he was an asymptomatic carrier of the coronavirus, he said.
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Washington's Ventec and GM kick into gear for ventilator production
Local maker Ventec Life Systems says it is going ahead with a plan to build 10,000 ventilators a month, to help patients battling COVID-19.
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Grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: Here's what you need to know about our food supply
Around the region, we’ve seen evidence of panic-buying at grocery stores: empty shelves or a low supply of certain items. It’s as if people are shopping out of fear that items won’t be restocked. Should we be concerned?
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'It's just like a sci-fi film.' Photos of a quiet Seattle
“You can walk across the streets mid-block any which way you go,” said PJ Wilcynski. “Nobody’s there.”