10 Covid-19 deaths now reported in Washington state, 11 dead nationwide King County public health officials announced another presumed coronavirus death Wednesday morning, bringing the Washington state death toll up to 10. Liz Brazile
Coronavirus: Los Angeles Declares Emergency, And U.S. Reports 80 Cases In 13 States The move comes after Los Angeles County confirmed six new cases of the coronavirus and seven overall. "This is not a response rooted in panic," says Board of Supervisors chair Kathryn Barger. Bill Chappell
Who Faces The Greatest Risk Of Severe Illness From Coronavirus? The data from China offers insights into the way different age groups are affected after being infected. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Seattle food banks see fewer volunteers as coronavirus spreads People are taking health officials’ advice to stay home. The growing absenteeism is affecting local food banks. Some food banks have seen volunteers cancelling as a precaution. Ruby de Luna
Italy Considers Shutting Down Schools, Universities To Combat Spread Of COVID-19 With more than 2,000 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed and 79 deaths, Italian officials are considering shutting down all schools and universities, and cancelling public events nationwide. Sylvia Poggioli
Coronavirus Fears Lead To Canceled Flights And Concerns Within The Travel Industry Companies are canceling employee travel and airlines are slashing hundreds of flights amid fear of the spreading coronavirus. The slump is hitting the travel industry and related businesses hard. David Schaper
COVID-19: 'We Can Push This Virus Back,' WHO Leader Says Of Coronavirus As the virus that causes the COVID-19 illness spreads around the world, governments have a chance to "break the chains of transmission," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says. Bill Chappell
Seattle Now: Can I be tested for coronavirus? If you have symptoms of coronavirus, you probably want to get tested. But it's not quite that simple. We’re hearing from people who are having symptoms, who want to get tested, but who were turned away when they tried. Why the holdup? Patricia Murphy
How Computer Modeling Of COVID-19's Spread Could Help Fight The Virus As the world watches the outbreak of a novel coronovirus, epidemiologists are watching simulations of that outbreak in their computers, to try to predict what might happen next. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Delays In Coronavirus Testing Creates Confusion, Questions The coronavirus response has been marred by a delayed rollout of an effective test for those who may have been exposed. It's created uncertainty and left some who were exposed to the disease untested. Greg Allen
