Washington state attorney general warns 5 businesses to stop coronavirus price-gouging of sanitizer, masks on Amazon
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has sent “cease and desist” letters to five Washington businesses, ordering them to stop selling protective masks, hand sanitizer and similar items at vastly inflated prices through Amazon.com, or face lawsuits and fines. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
Model shows April 19 peak for virus in Washington state
As the coronavirus spread across the United States, workers at the lone hospital in one Alabama county turned off beeping monitors for good and padlocked the doors, making it one of the latest in a string of nearly 200 rural hospitals to close nationwide. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (TIMES-WEST VIRGINIAN VIA AP TAMMY SHRIVER)
Navy barred by Pentagon from disclosing coronavirus cases while carrier outbreak continues
BREMERTON — Kitsap’s military installations, including the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, have been barred from disclosing cases of novel coronavirus within their ranks and workforces, even as dozens of new cases spread aboard a deployed aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Continue reading at Kitsap Sun. (Photo: Meegan M. Reid / Kitsap Sun)
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