Category: Coronavirus
The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the impact of the recession caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 took hold.
King County distributing free face coverings in Shoreline on July 28
The drive-through distribution event is open only to King County residents.
Employers Require COVID Liability Waivers as Conflict Mounts Over Workplace Safety
Many employees, mostly lower-wage and minority workers in essential jobs, are calling lawyers to complain about the waivers.
Does your homemade mask work?
Coronavirus is about 0.08 micrometers across. The weaves a typical cloth face cloth has gaps about 1,000 times bigger. Still a homemade mask can help.
State’s expanded face mask requirements start today
Face masks are now required in any indoor setting outside of your home (not just public buildings).
Remember how we flattened the curve? Well, it’s not flat anymore.
We’re all tired of fighting this virus. But, we’re losing our momentum in our battle with COVID-19. This means more restrictions on businesses and gatherings.
Inslee rollbacks to some activities to slow COVID-19 spread
Rollbacks will affect weddings and funerals, restaurants, bars, and fitness and entertainment centers. Face covering requirements to expand.
Disinformation campaigns are murky blends of truth, lies and sincere beliefs
Disinformation is often camouflaged in facts and advanced by innocent and often well-meaning individuals.
Seattle Public Schools recommends fall classes start with remote learning
The recommendation for remote learning is a shift from the district’s previous hybrid plan that included in-person/in-school learning and remote learning.
How the coronavirus pandemic became Florida’s perfect storm
If there’s one state where you don’t want a pandemic, it’s Florida: it’s an international crossroads, a magnet retirees, and its population is older and sicker.
Rural Hospitals Hang on as Pandemic Reaches Smaller Communities
As the COVID-19 pandemic battered large, metropolitan areas this spring, rural hospitals prepared to be next on the frontlines.
Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread
Energetic waves of ultraviolet light, known as germicidal UV, or GUV, when delivered at the right dose can wipe out viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms.
COVID-19 is 6 times deadlier than flu, study
The infection–fatality rate of 0.58% is far lower than some estimates, but is nearly six times higher than the seasonal flu which has a death rate of 0.1%.
How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers
Don’t Want to Be Wrong? Wait a Beat. One of the easiest ways to be wrong when looking at the numbers is to focus on too small of a time frame
Trump Administration’s Sudden Shift on COVID Data Leaves States in the Lurch
The absence of the data will make it harder for health and public officials, as well as the general public, to understand how the virus is spreading.