King County confirms four new COVID-19 cases, bringing overall total in the county to 14. King County will purchase motel to house patients needing isolation.
Coronavirus headlines
Second Death Near Seattle Adds to Signs Virus Is Spreading in U.S. Wash. state nursing home placed on lockdown. Stop buying masks -and stop touching your face!
HHS Removed Images Of Condoms From HIV/AIDS Awareness Fliers
The condoms were featured on a fact sheet and included in a social media campaign to spread the word on how to reduce HIV transmission among women and girls.
Kirkland Nursing Home Coronavirus Outbreak Highlights Risk In Elder Care Facilities
Coronavirus infections at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, has left one resident dead and 4 others hospitalized, with 3 in critical condition
Four new COVID-19 cases confirmed, including one death, bringing total cases in King County to ten
All of these newly identified cases are among residents of LifeCare, the skilled nursing facility in Kirkland that was previously identified to have two associated cases.
Smallpox, seatbelts and smoking: 3 ways public health has saved lives from history to the modern day
What actually is public health? Here are three examples which show the important role public health plays: Vaccination, traffic safety and smoking reduction
Should unvaccinated people be allowed to fly?
It’s hard to conceive a more efficient way to spread infectious disease than flying millions of people around the world in crowded airplanes.
How can we prepare for the coronavirus?
First, people need to be prepared for their daily life to be affected by public health measures that are put into place to try to limit the spread of the virus.
What you should know about coronavirus in King County
If you have symptoms like cough, fever, or other respiratory problems, contact your regular doctor first. Do not go to the emergency room.
First death due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of King County
A man in his 50s who died who had no history of travel or contact with a known COVID-19 case. Two cases are connected to a long-term care facility.
Inslee issues COVID-19 emergency proclamation
Wash. State Gov. Jay Inslee today declared a state of emergency directing state agencies to use all resources necessary to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Two New Cases of COVID-19 in Washington State
One is a King Count woman in her 50s who had traveled to South Korea. The second is a high school student with no travel history. Both are in home isolation.
Are you covered for coronavirus?
If you have a short-term limited duration health plan or participate in a health sharing ministry, you may need to check your coverage first.
Medical Groups Slam Trump Medicaid Rule
Rule would slash funding putting hospitals in peril of closing, particularly rural hospitals that already are shuttering at unprecedented rates, opponents say.
Key Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect the Potential Spread of Coronavirus
As coronavirus spread, CDC lost valuable weeks that could have been used to track its possible spread in the US because it insisted upon devising its own test.