Category: Coronavirus
Remdesivir speeds recovery in cases of severe COVID-19
Patients and staff at UW Medical Center participated in the international trial, which has ended. Preliminary findings were published Friday.
Staying Summer Safe During the Pandemic
Five ways to reduce your risk of COVID-19 over the holiday weekend and beyond.
Should you fly yet?
Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk you through the decision process.
Businesses Hoping to Reopen Join Run on PPE
As every state gradually lifts coronavirus restrictions, employers are scrambling to get enough protective equipment to create a safe work environment.
Two children in Washington state diagnosed with COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome
Although the syndrome is rare, parents should call their care providers if their children develop new or unusual symptoms, such as a persistent fever, headache, abdominal pain and respiratory symptoms.
How to stay safe while buying groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic
Should I wear gloves in the grocery store? Can I touch the tomatoes? Do I need to sanitize my food when I get home?
New website tracks COVID-19’s social, economic and health impacts on King County
New data shows broader social, economic, health impacts of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19
How to stay safe at the pool, the beach or the park
Going alone or only with the people in your quarantine bubble will minimize your risk.
To prevent spread of COVID-19, Washington state expands contact tracing capacity
Goal is to contact everyone with a positive COVID-19 test within 24 hours to identify their close contacts and contact them within 48 hours.
Face Mask Dos and Don’ts
Cloth Face Coverings: The Dos and Don’ts of wearing them – Tips from the Washington State Department of Health
Contact tracing does not require invasive hi-tech surveillance
While most discussions of contact tracing have focused on countries’ use of surveillance technology, contact tracing is actually a fairly manual process..
How to talk like a public health professional!
If you want to sound like a pro when talking to family and friends about COVID-19, make sure you’re using these commonly-confused public health terms right.
Fear, Isolation, Depression: The Mental Health Fallout of a Worldwide Pandemic
Ultimately, the psychological impact of the pandemic will harm far more people than the virus itself, experts say.
Two Coasts. One Virus. How New York Suffered Nearly 10 Times the Number of Deaths as California.
California’s governor and San Francisco’s mayor worked together to act early in confronting the COVID threat. For Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, it was a different story, and 27,000 New Yorkers have died so far.
Staffing Nursing Homes Was Hard Before the Pandemic. Now It’s Even Tougher.
Nursing homes were short-staffed before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now it’s even harder to recruit and retain nurses and aides needed to care for residents.