Coronavirus In Seattle
KUOW's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and surrounding area.
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2 Seattle schools closed amid district's first confirmed COVID-19 case
Aki Kurose will be closed indefinitely beginning Wednesday, March 11 after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Cleveland STEM High School will close for one day of cleaning.
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March 11th | Rethinking that Lyft Line in the age of social distancing
How’s the rideshare business doing? Why is coronavirus testing so limited at the epicenter of the American outbreak? How is online learning going for UW students? And could it be the wave of the future? Lastly, how people continue to practice their faith during a pandemic.s
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Who's getting tested for coronavirus?
KUOW reporter Ann Dornfeld has been looking into who's being tested in Washington state and what the capacity truly is.
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Can online learning go the distance?
Some schools are closing and others are moving their classroom online. Bill Radke speaks with Audrey Watters, writer and founder of HackEducation.com, about the difficulties of distance learning.
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"I must keep driving"
Melinda Miner is a rideshare driver in Seattle. She can't afford to stop working. So how does she stay safe during a coronavirus outbreak?
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How do you take a science lab final online?
All in-person classes and finals at the University of Washington have been canceled. Because of the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus, students will have their courses and tests online until the end of the quarter on March 20. Bill Radke spoke with Jake Goldstein-Street, a student at University of Washington and the News Editor at the UW Daily.
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Uber and Lyft drivers struggle to stay safe from coronavirus
This week rideshare drivers plan to meet with Uber and King County Health officials to hammer out a coronavirus safety plan. Full time drivers can easily carry 15 to 20 passengers a day. Many of their customers come straight from the airport. Drivers have a lot of questions about how to stay safe.
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Travel nurses are coming to Seattle in the hundreds to help with coronavirus outbreak
As the spread of coronavirus continues, with cases confirmed in seven counties in Washington state as of Monday, healthcare facilities are bracing for what this could mean for hospitals: crowded emergency rooms and a higher demand for nurses.
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March 9th | How are you dealing with coronavirus fears?
Thank your worry, but don’t let it consume you. Keep wiping down surfaces – here’s how the professionals do it. The effect of the news cycle on sexual assault survivors. And how southern Australia – and southern King County – are trying to stop youth homelessness before it starts.
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Anxiety and the coronavirus
The constant coronavirus news has a lot of people feeling anxious. So how do you combat those feelings?
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How to clean up after the coronavirus
As of Monday afternoon there have been 169 cases of coronavirus in Washington State. That's a lot of people to clean up after. So how do you decontaminate a coronavirus site?
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He has lung cancer. And he's a doctor in the midst of coronavirus outbreak
Doctors and nurses around the Puget Sound region are on the front line of the coronavirus fight. But what if you’re a physician who already has a life-threatening disease?