Coronavirus In Seattle
KUOW's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and surrounding area.
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Seattle Now: Nurses get creative
If you planned on seeing a doctor in the next month or so, chances are you'll need to wait.
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Stay at home, the governor says. But what does that mean, exactly?
Gov. Jay Inslee announced a stay-at-home order on Monday to fight back coronavirus. As he spoke, the state had updated its deaths from the virus to 110, and case count to 2,000. The governor's order left some wondering about what leeway they had to maintain some semblance of normalcy. We compiled your questions, and tried to answer them below. We will continue attempting to answer the questions that come in.
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Lockdown Tuesday: Defining ‘essential’
Paige Browning gives us the latest coronavirus response update
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Wednesday's the deadline for small businesses seeking $10,000 in relief from Seattle
Small businesses are hurting. The city of Seattle of trying to help. It’s offered them up to 10,000 dollars each. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 25.
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So can you get tested or not?
Do we have the capacity to test more people for the coronavirus? Or are we still in the midst of a testing shortage?
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This Seattle restaurant is closed, but the kitchen is open to feed the community
When a restaurant shuts down, there’s more to it than turning off the lights. There are still plenty to deal with, including using up uncooked food and fresh ingredients. Many chefs are turning them to meals for those in need. One of them is Melissa Miranda, chef owner of Musang in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood.
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‘COVIDIOT’ and other ways the internet is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
A new pandemic means new memes, heaps of misinformation, and entirely new slang terms, starting with "COVIDIOT." As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it seems the internet has already begun reflecting the crisis -- for better or for worse.
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Sew say we all! How cosplayers are answering calls for face masks and more
Washington cosplayers have expanded their scope and are making everything from face masks to face shields for hospitals as they face the COVID-19 pandemic.
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King County Executive on the county's response to coronavirus
King County Executive Dow Constantine clarifies what the new "stay-at-home" order from Governor Inslee means for the county.
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My 71-year-old mom is a nurse on the front lines of Covid-19. I’m worried. She’s not.
I asked her if she feels scared going to work since the coronavirus outbreak. She said if nurses are afraid, they won't be able to do their jobs.
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Essential workers face risks, work anyway
Essential workers –workers that many of us take for granted – are now on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus.Because they can’t work from home. The list of essential workers approved by Governor Jay Inslee includes health care workers of course, but it also includes many other types of jobs. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols checked in with a few essential workers to see how they’re feeling about their jobs right now.
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Why so hard to be tested for coronavirus? Not enough swabs and confusing government guidelines
Patients hoping to learn if they have fallen prey to the coronavirus continue to be stymied by bottlenecks before they can learn the truth about their health.