The study will follow patients who contract COVID-19 to learn why some die, some recover, and some are asymptomatic.
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A School on Navajo Nation Stayed Open. Then People Started Showing Symptoms.
As some schools on the largest reservations were closing on account of the coronavirus, students at Rocky Ridge Boarding School continued attending class.
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CDC’s guide for running errands safely
Grocery Shopping, Take-Out, Banking, Getting Gas, and Doctor Visits.
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A short primer on coronavirus biology
A virologist from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle explains viral pandemics and COVID-19,
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‘When It Starts Getting Into Your Local Hospital, It Becomes Real’
St. James Parish, La. is the hardest-hit counties nationwide for COVID-19 cases per capita, placing its small rural hospital on the pandemic’s front lines.
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Senior community protected in ‘outbreak that didn’t happen’
A study of a COVID-19 outbreak in a Seattle retirement center suggests that with older patients the decision to test should not rely solely on symptoms
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UW Medicine recruiting for app to predict next outbreak
The phone app could diagnose illness sooner, preventing members of the military and civilians who are ill from returning to work or school too soon.
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UW seeks $50m in private donations for COVID-19 response
UW Medicine estimates it will need a total of $50 million in private philanthropy for its Emergency Response Fund to support these critical priorities:
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What’s it like to have COVID-19? Insights from UW Medicine
There are three main symptoms: Fever (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher), a newly developed dry cough, and shortness of breath.
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Pockets of Rural America Are Less Vulnerable to COVID-19’s Economic Fallout — For Now
Small and isolated rural areas that lagged during the economic boom may fare better, relatively speaking, in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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COVID-10 cases in King County reach 3,331, deaths 222
As of Monday, midnight there have been 3.331 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, up 164 from Sunday, and 222 confirmed deaths, up 14.
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Inslee extends school closures for the rest of the 2019-20 school year
Proclamation prohibits in-person instruction with exceptions for students with disabilities and English language learners for whom distance learning presents challenges.
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Cancer Surgeries and Organ Transplants Are Being Put Off for Coronavirus. Can They Wait?
The elective procedures being postponed because of coronavirus aren’t all optional, but cancer patients and organ recipients are being forced to wait.
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After you’ve recovered from COVID-19, when is it safe to come out of isolation?
Physicians said they can’t offer patients who seem to have recovered but who aren’t retested guarantees about whether they will be able to transmit the virus.
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“Dead on Arrival”: A N.Y. Fire Chief’s COVID Journal
As New York firefighters respond to coronavirus emergency calls, an FDNY battalion chief and 9/11 survivor confronts the city’s latest mass tragedy.
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