Category: Coronavirus
Study suggests new coronavirus may remain on surfaces for days
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected in aerosols for up to three hours and on plastic and stainless steel surfaces for up to three days.
Doctors Hoarding Unproven Coronavirus Medicine by Writing Prescriptions for Themselves and Their Families
A nationwide shortage of two drugs touted as possible treatments for the coronavirus is being driven in part by doctors inappropriately prescribing the medicines for family, friends and themselves.
Inslee issues statewide stay-at-home order
Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee {D) has signed a statewide order that requires everyone in the state to stay home. The order will last for two weeks and could be extended.
UW launches website and donation center to support COVID-19 response
UW Medicine is collecting in-kind donations for items specifically needed to respond to the COVID-19 to help patients and the medical teams caring for them.
New effort to track coronavirus in region launched
UW’s Seattle Flu Study will partner with Public Health — Seattle & King County to launch the greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network—or SCAN for short.
CDC Coronavirus Testing Decision Likely To Haunt Nation For Months To Come
Officials are just beginning to grapple with the fallout from that early bungling of testing, which is likely to haunt the country in the months to come.
SARS-COV-19 may have arisen when two viruses combined
A comparison of the genomes of different strains of SARS-Cov-2 suggest the virus is the result of a recombination between two existing strains.
Old drugs might be able to treat the new coronavirus
Instead of trying to create a new drug, some scientists are looking to see if there are any drugs available today that can fight the coronavirus.
Events, eating out, retail: what’s allowed, what’s not
Events with more than 50 people banned, less than 50 discouraged. All bars, dance clubs, fitness and other recreational retail establishments ordered closed.
King County COVID-19 cases rise to 934, deaths to 74
Across Washington state, there has been a total of 1793 cases and 94 deaths.
Coronavirus Threatens The Lives Of Rural Hospitals Already Stretched To Breaking Point
Rural hospitals may not be able to keep their doors open as the coronavirus pandemic saps their cash, their CEOs warn, just as communities most need them.
King County Metro announces temporary service reductions starting Monday, March 23
Ridership down 60% since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.
King County and Seattle close playgrounds, parks and trials
Ballfields and playfields are open for walking and other non-team activities.
Number of King County COVID-19 cases rises to 793, deaths to 67
Public Health—Seattle & King County has confirmed that the number of cases of the new coronavirus infections, COVID-19, has risen to 793, as of midnight Thursday, up by 100 from the day before. The number of deaths has risen to…
Governors Leapfrog Feds on Coronavirus Response
Governors of both parties are taking charge of the coronavirus pandemic, setting up rules and plans for their states as federal officials scramble to keep up.