Category: Coronavirus
More Americans — Of All Political Persuasions — Are Donning Masks
While 87% of Democrats said they always wear a mask out of the house, 71% of independents and 55% of Republicans said the same.
No more ICU beds at LA County+USC hospita
The county of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, ICU units are perilously close to zero capacity.
Why you should be cautious when you’re taking a break at work
The place you go to relax on the job can be a high-risk location for transmission of the coronavirus. Here’s two local examples.
Going Home for the Holidays? For Many Americans, That’s a Risky Decision
As COVID-19 cases surge, health experts are urging Americans to stay home for the holidays. But for many,, travel comes down to a risk-benefit analysis.
Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots
Hospitals across the country have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shots that protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
COVID-19 continued to spread at a rapid pace throughout the state through mid-November.
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths continued to increase sharply since the last situation report
Inslee extends COVID-19 lockdown tothrough Jan. 4 in Washington state
The hospitalization projections are scary. We’re already at 80% ICU capacity in Washington. Unless this turns around, our system will be overrun.
How to minimize the spread of COVID-19 this holiday season
The Department of Health strongly urges everyone to limit their holiday celebrations to only members of their immediate households.
What Happened When the Only ER Doctor in a Rural Town Got COVID
Papenfus is the lone full-time ER doctor in the town of 900, not far from the Kansas line. ““I’m chief of staff and medical director of everything,” he says.
States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders
Weary of their state’s COVID-19 restrictions, thousands of Washington residents over border to vacation, shop and dine in Idaho. Some came back with the virus.
Washington state adopts CDC’s new quarantine guidelines
Quarantine is used to reduce the risk that infected people might unknowingly transmit infection to others.
New research suggests immunity to COVID is better than we first thought
Key parts of the immune system can remember the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, for at least eight or nine months, possibly for years.
COVID-19 shutters thousands of doctors’ offices across US
A survey by the Physicians Foundation estimated that 8% of all physician practices nationally — around 16,000 — have closed under the stress of the pandemic.
Washington launches statewide COVID-19 exposure notification tool
When voluntarily activated, phones with WA Notify use Bluetooth technology to exchange random codes with the phones of other users they are near.
COVID-19 surge filling Washington state hospitals
The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients in Washington state hospitals doubled from 471 on November 1st to 932 on November 23rd.