Anticipating a shortage of medical personnel to treat the influx of sick patients, officials put out a call for retired doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to work.
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Face mask ventilator substitute may spread virus
Continuous positive airway pressure machines (CPAPs), face mask devices used as ventilator alternatives, may spread of COVID-19 by aerosolizing the virus.
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King County COVID-19 cases rise to 1577, deaths to 109
Seattle and King County, Washingtion 1577 confirmed positive cases (up 218) and 109 confirmed deaths (up 6)
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Republican Billionaire’s Group Pushes Unproven COVID-19 Treatment Trump Promoted
A nonprofit started by the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot says plants are ready to produce the drug but for
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Internal Emails Show How Chaos at the CDC Slowed the Early Response to Coronavirus
The CDC fumbled its communication with public health officials and underestimated the threat of the coronavirus even as it gained a foothold in the United States,
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King County COVID-19 cases reach 1359, deaths 100
The total number of cases of COVID-19 cases in Seattle and King County, Washington has reached 1359. The number of deaths, 100.
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Public Health – Seattle & King County launches online COVID-19 dashboard.
A data dashboard goes online today that provides up-to-date information about the status of COVID-19 cases in King County.
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Coronavirus and the States: Governors Keep Away Vacationers; Some States Bar Abortions as ‘Nonessential’
By: Elaine S. Povich & Tim Henderson, Kaiser Health News Abortion Included in Elective Surgery Bans in Some States At
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Disability Groups in Washington State Object to Medical Rationing Plans
Disability rights groups that charge a healthcare rationing strategy being considered in Washington state “places the lives of disabled people at serious risk.”
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Coronavirus: what makes some people act selfishly while others are more responsible?
Domen Bajde, University of Southern Denmark Many were horrified to see huge numbers of people ignoring government advice in the
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COVID-19 tests: how they work and what’s in development
What tests are being used by health officials, how much do they really cost and what developments are there to come?
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Some States Are Reporting Incomplete COVID-19 Results, Blurring The Full Picture
Underreporting of negative tests, could be blurring what’s actually happening across the country.
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Washington state parks and wildlife areas to close following governor’s order
The closure is in response to Gov. Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order issued yesterday.
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‘My first question every time I see a new patient now is: Could this be COVID-19?’ A Seattle doctor on the frontlines.
A Seattle doctor on the frontlines Nicholas Johnson, University of Washington Inside, as usual, patient beds are near capacity, and
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A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients
It’s knocking out what should be perfectly fit, healthy people: all of a sudden, they go into complete respiratory arrest, shut down and can’t breathe at all.”
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