Seattle to close major parks, beaches this weekend due to coronavirus fears during expected warmer weather
Seattle is closing more than a dozen of the city’s largest and most popular parks for the weekend because officials are worried about people crowding into the parks to enjoy the pleasant spring weather and spreading the novel coronavirus to each other, Mayor Jenny Durkan said Thursday. Continue reading in The Seattle Times. (Amanda Snyder)
Washington inmates seek help from court in coronavirus case
Inmates at a Washington prison are hoping the state Supreme Court will step in on Friday and order the release of some offenders after almost a dozen people there test positive for the new coronavirus. Continue reading in The Skagit Valley Herald. (Ted S. Warren)
U.S. states share, get creative in hunt for medical supplies
With the federal stockpile drained of protective gear, states are turning to each other, private industries and anyone who can donate in a desperate bid to get respirators, gloves and other supplies to doctors, nurses and other front-line workers. Continue reading in The Union Bulletin. (Rich Pedroncelli)
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