The state of our state’s coronavirus fight
We do not know enough. How many will be infected? How many will die? Our best guesses are still only guesses, overshadowed by uncertainty. How many have already been infected? Tens of thousands of tests have been run, but nowhere near enough to map the virus’ full spread. Do doctors and nurses have the protection they need? Not really, exposing them and their patients and families to dire risk. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ken Lambert)
The danger of ending social distancing too early | Public Health – Seattle & King County
You may have heard about a couple of recent studies that suggest that our social distancing measures appear to be making a difference in slowing the spread of COVID-19 in King County. That’s encouraging news. The studies also emphasize that we need to continue to stay strong with the stay at home order if we are to continue to succeed in decreasing and delaying the outbreak peak. But we also see the enormous economic toll that social distancing orders are creating. Continue reading at The Federal Way Mirror. (File photo)
Tacoma leaders condemn acts of discrimination, as incidents spike amid pandemic
acoma City Council recently issued a statement condemning acts of discrimination, citing an increase in reports around the region and nation from Asian-American community members and other marginalized groups experiencing racism amid COVID-19. City Council member Kristina Walker said the city’s Office of Equity and Human Rights brought reports of discrimination it was receiving to the council’s attention. Continue reading at KNKX. (Tom Collins)
Associated Press
Judge: State’s lawsuit over immigration arrests to continue
Sunny holiday weekend causes concerns about potential crowds
Supreme Court: Inslee, WA must protect inmates from virus
Many special ed families still waiting during virus closures
Boeing to restart limited local work on jets
Coronavirus: Seattle-area nursing home sued over death
Details released about WA virus cases, hospitalizations
How would WA virus restrictions be modified, ended?
US stocks open lower following their biggest week since 1974
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 19 people
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Health officials warn NYC could run out of virus test swabs
Navy reports first coronavirus death from Roosevelt crew
Trump says he’ll decide on easing guidelines, not governors
Navy reports first coronavirus death from Roosevelt crew
Virus doesn’t care as students try to prepare for college
Traffic drop from stay-at-home orders imperils road funding
How would WA virus restrictions be modified, ended?
Detail released about virus cases, hospitalizations in WA
Bankruptcy judge orders Eyman to pay $270K in contempt fines
Boeing to restart limited local work on jets
Sunny holiday weekend causes concerns about potential crowds
Washington inmates seek help from court in coronavirus case
Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge
20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy’s as highest in world
Signs missed and steps slowed: Trump ignored urgent warnings in pandemic response
Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen looks for funding to repair Basich Boulevard
Dingler tells possible visitors, ‘Now is not the time’
11th positive COVID-19 test result announced Thursday in Grays Harbor County
Aberdeen homeless camp to close May 15
Commentary: Mother of all housing crises looms if we don’t bail out renters soon
Bainbridge Island Review
Kitsap officials report no new cases of COVID-19 Sunday
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Stimulus money direct deposits are showing up in accounts. When will you get yours?
Whatcom Unified Command receives and distributes thousands of PPE donations
Whatcom reports 2 new positive tests and no new deaths linked to coronavirus Sunday
When will coronavirus peak? Here’s the model Whatcom County is following
Don’t let sunny Whatcom weather lure you away from coronavirus social distancing
Coronavirus updates: State ferries extend winter sailing schedules
Coronavirus updates: State passes 10,000 cases; Pierce County passes 900
Inmates’ relatives press Inslee to free up prison space to fight COVID-19 outbreak
Whatcom community helpers add hotline to lend a hand to those affected by coronavirus
Bellingham Food Bank moves to packaged foods amid coronavirus shutdown
Bellingham encourages park visitors to distance themselves during coronavirus outbreak
Bellingham Food Bank prepares for surge during coronavirus
Work to resume next week on Bellingham capital construction projects, city announces
WWU moves to online commencement and summer classes due to coronavirus
Lummi Nation to detain inmates released by Chehalis jail to prevent coronavirus spread
Bellingham nursing home reports death of ninth resident linked to coronavirus
Lynden, construction industry chafes against Inslee’s coronavirus restrictions
Washington state reports 187 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths
Washington passes 10,000 COVID-19 cases, is up to 491 deaths
State Supreme Court orders DOC to take steps to protect inmates, report plan Monday
Guaranteed income? What Congress is considering for new coronavirus package
Thousands of Hanford workers told to stay home for a 4th week because of coronavirus
Threat of long-term damage looms after patients recover from coronavirus, experts say
False negatives in coronavirus tests ‘uncomfortably common,’ doctors say. Here’s why
From toilet paper to alcohol to hair dye: How COVID-19 panic buying has progressed
As the world hits a coronavirus pause, will the environment take a breath?
Capital Press
No guidance from governors on easing of stay-home orders
Washington does brisk business in hemp licenses
Columbian
In Our View: Vigilance required to keep the curve flattening
In Our View: Cheers & Tears & Jeers: We react to our world
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Court orders state response to prisoner health after protest
Please, don’t squeeze the avocados — or the Charmin
Snohomish County budget shortfall could top $26 million
Aircraft to spray 1,300 acres for moths in Everett, Woodway
Bloomberg Commentary: Mail-in ballots only safe option for election
Editorial: Everett testing site’s closure means less certainty
Federal Way Mirror
The danger of ending social distancing too early | Public Health – Seattle & King County
Islands’ Weekly
Working Washington Small Business Grants
Ferries extends winter sailing schedules through June 20
New public health recommendation to cover the face
Sheriff says no vacation rentals reported yet have rented units
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer calls for incentive pay, increased protection for shipyard workers
Love in the time of coronavirus: How couples are dealing with sudden distance or proximity
Internet keeps faith communities connected during holy time of year
Amid COVID-19 school closures, some students stranded in digital desert
How coronavirus school closures could cause ‘historic academic regression’
A Bainbridge doctor needed more protective hoods. His wife started making them at home.
After aiding disaster relief around the world, Kitsap nonprofit deploys in its own backyard
New York Times
Trump Lashes Out at Fauci Amid Criticism of Slow Virus Response
Robots welcome to take over, as coronavirus pandemic accelerates automation
Is this the most coronavirus-proof job in the world?
The East Coast, always in the spotlight, owes a debt to the West
Olympian (subscription required)
Seventh inmate at Monroe prison tests positive for COVID-19 (Goodman)
Thurston business leaders take a collaborative approach to surviving COVID-19
Washington state reports 187 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths
Thurston County COVID-19 cases unchanged at 80; people recovering inches up to 67
Coronavirus updates: Washington state passes 10,400 cases, 500 deaths
Applications pour in for city of Lacey COVID-19 small business grant funds
Thurston Commissioners vote to officially reopen county trails during COVID-19 shutdown
Providence now testing essential workers with COVID-19 symptoms at Lacey drive-thru clinic
Local pastors move Easter services online to comply with state order to stay home
Peninsula Daily News
COVID-19 Relief Fund growing
Volunteers work to provide protection against COVID-19
Olympic National Park closes beaches, coastal areas
Officials urge Peninsula residents to stay home during holiday weekend
B.C. Ferries busy on long weekend, even during pandemic
Puget Sound Business Journal
SBA rations disaster relief loans to $15,000 per applicant, US Chamber says
Flight attendants and pilots ask, ‘Is it OK to keep working?’
Oil nations, prodded by Trump, reach deal to slash production
Here’s what the relief packages give self-employed workers
Comcast uses Seattle as proving ground for a web now flooded with traffic
Wells Fargo is again urging small business customers to consider other banks for SBA relief loans
US banks to report earnings under shadow of coronavirus
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Advocates worry house flippers may bank on coronavirus fear to target Seattle area homeowners
Seattle-area police see changes in crime as they try to fight it at a safe distance
With schools shuttered by coronavirus, here’s what WSU and other experts recommend for teaching online
Seattle-area police blotters from 1918 pandemic and 2020 coronavirus: Which is which?
What’s the true state of our state? These charts explain.
Having food and body anxieties amid coronavirus pandemic? Here’s some expert advice
Seattle’s parks are quiet during coronavirus closures, though some residents still break the rules
A free 3D-printed mask designed in Seattle is the first of its kind to get federal approval
Why are some people so much more infectious than others?
As farm work carries on, some worry about becoming Washington state’s new coronavirus epicenter
LA Times: Wildlife reclaiming Yosemite during coronavirus: ‘The bear population has quadrupled’
LA Times: IRS launches website to speed relief payments to some low-income Americans who don’t file taxes
Hunt is on for giant, bee-killing hornet in Washington state
Share your story: What’s bringing you joy or keeping you grounded during the coronavirus pandemic?
Bankruptcy judge orders Tim Eyman to pay $270,000 in state court contempt fines by April 19
LA Times: When can we travel again? Experts share their predictions
Editorial: Fix City Light’s systematic failure
Op-Ed: Africa needs Afrocentric solutions to beat COVID-19
Op-Ed: Pandemics and air pollution collide as a global health threat
Seattle Weekly
The danger of ending social distancing too early
Op-Ed: How using a face mask to cover my Asian face could put me in danger
April free state park days postponed
Skagit Valley Herald
ESD helping school districts adjust to online learning
Hunt is on for giant, bee-killing hornet
COVID-19 has put Skagit County restaurants in a bind
COVID-19 having big impact on Samish Bay shellfish growers
State Ferries further extends winter schedule
Food banks running out of supplies
Snoqualmie Valley Record
Initial state claims for unemployment benefits remain at historical highs
State Department of Commerce announces $5 million emergency response grant for tribes
First WA state prisoner tests positive for COVID-19
Spokesman Review
Confused about how to access COVID-19 relief resources? Team of Spokane librarians can help
State superintendent says even fall may be too soon to return to school
Assistance for tenants, payments for landlords could be on Spokane horizon
‘We’re not quite there yet:’State COVID-19 response director addresses current efforts in Spokane
State Supreme Court: Inslee, Washington must protect inmates from virus
Stay home despite the holiday and nice weather, Inslee urges
Shawn Vestal: Shutdown gives us a picture of what might happen if we reduced jail population
Michael Baumgartner: The property tax deadline is extended, but please pay early if you can
Tri-City Herald
Tri-Cities family’s produce delivery business surges amid stay-home order
Battelle system decontaminates Washington state masks for reuse during coronavirus outbreak
Tri-City hotels lay off hundreds and even shut doors to weather coronavirus closures
How Tri-Cities hospitals are coping, with peak in coronavirus cases yet to come
Mr. Chitchat upstages Tri-Cities principal in Facebook broadcast for homebound kids
Latinos suffering high coronavirus rates in state. All Tri-Cities cases up another 5%
Why Tri-Cities is doing worse on social distancing. Warm weather doesn’t help
Hospital shows appreciation for community support during coronavirus pandemic
Tri-Cities coronavirus cases increase 9 percent, with more healthcare workers sick
Editorial: Could Gov. Inslee’s stay home order go through summer? We need to know
Vancouver Business Journal
L&I offers struggling employers grace period to pay workers comp premiums
Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grants available
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Next school year could look different
Editorial: Coronavirus has made reusable grocery bags suspect
Washington Post
Nicaragua’s president has vanished; his wife, the VP, says the coronavirus isn’t a problem
Reopening economy by May 1 may be unrealistic, say experts, including some in administration
Trump retweets call to fire Fauci after virus expert says earlier measures ‘could have saved lives’
Virus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier reports first death of crew member
An immigrant community just 7 miles from White House faces a ‘catastrophic’ pandemic without help
Read the stories of the first Americans to die in the pandemic
How false hope spread about a treatment — and what followed
Op-Ed: I spend my day working in the hospital. Then I come home and bake.
Supreme Court for first time to hold arguments via teleconference next month
Many parts of America have already decided to sacrifice the elderly
The coronavirus will force us to change how we mourn
Can’t tour colleges because of coronavirus? Here are other ways to experience schools.
Amazon developing coronavirus testing lab for workers
Whidbey News-Times
Island eatery serves up kindness
Whidbey Island Marathon moved from April to September
Yakima Herald Republic
COVID-Zero — agencies, county take steps to protect the homeless
Farm work carries on amid pandemic, but at least one worker says, ‘We’re scared’
Questions about the small business emergency grant? Here are some answer
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
The IRS is now depositing coronavirus stimulus checks | Here’s what you need to know
Real-time updates: Boeing to resume limited operations at some Puget Sound facilities Monday
Breathing exercises could help mild coronavirus patients recovering at home
Washington State Historical Society wants to collect your memories of the coronavirus pandemic
King County moves forward with additional quarantine sites
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
WA death toll passes 500 with more than 10,000 cases
Racial disparities showing up in coronavirus pandemic
Navy sailor assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of COVID-19 complications
UW professor studies effects of isolation during pandemic
Man who survived coronavirus says he waited days to be tested
UW not requiring SAT, ACT exams for fall 2021 freshman applicants
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘This is serious’: Gig Harbor mom details ongoing 27-day battle with COVID-19
Emergency tent shelters coming to Portland to help homeless during coronavirus outbreak
UW won’t require SAT, ACT exams for freshman applicants
KNKX FM
Take the Mic: Pandemic life from the view of a 7-year-old and her older sister
Grocery workers deal with stressed customers, but also bear witness to acts of kindness
Elderly people isolated at home express worries, fears during telephone town hall
Washington educators engage students remotely in many ways — including singing
Elected Officials, Construction Industry Want Inslee To Classify Home Building As ‘Essential’
Thank the ‘omega’ pattern for locking in another week of clear blue skies and sunshine
Newly jobless wait, some anxiously, for overloaded unemployment systems to catch up
Episode 8: The Virus-Eye View
Tacoma leaders condemn acts of discrimination, as incidents spike amid pandemic
University of Washington faces budget uncertainties amid coronavirus pandemic
Inslee takes heat from fellow Democrat over in-person voter registration during pandemic
Washington launches $13 million fund to support food banks through July
Large disturbance erupts at Monroe prison amid COVID-19 tensions
KUOW FM
CORONAVIRUS SURGES ACROSS WASHINGTON’S NURSING HOMES
Pop-up blood donation site comes to T-Mobile Park
Hard-Hit Spain Tries A Gradual Easing Of Its Coronavirus Lockdown
Parks and sidewalks too crowded? Maybe pedestrians should get space on some streets
China Reports 169 New Coronavirus Cases — Highest In 5 Weeks
A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump’s Promises Largely Unfulfilled
As Demand For Oil Dries Up, OPEC And Allies Agree To Historic Cuts In Output
U.S. Has Most Coronavirus Deaths In The World
Bandanas, Balaclavas, Bra Straps: How People Are Answering Call to Cover Their Faces
‘Everything Broke Loose’: A Doctor And COVID-19 Survivor Recalls His Ordeal
Governors Call For $500 Billion Bailout Amid Standoff Over Coronavirus Relief Funds
‘We’re scared.’ Inmates at two prisons protest peacefully, call on Gov. Inslee for coronavirus protection
Seattle addiction clinic welcomes new methadone guidelines in wake of coronavirus
He crawled out of homelessness. Now he’s struggling to stop coronavirus from knocking him back down
How Covid-19 is complicating CPR for some patients
Amazon will build its own coronavirus test lab
White House Attacks Voice Of America Over China Coronavirus Coverage
Coronavirus FAQs: Do Gloves HeIp? Is It Allergies Or COVID-19?
White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture Industry
Burials On New York Island Are Not New, But Are Increasing During Pandemic
Trump’s Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout
Why There Are So Many Different Guidelines For Face Masks For The Public
U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color ‘Socially Predisposed’ To Coronavirus Exposure
Are We Flattening The Curve? States Keep Watch On Coronavirus ‘Doubling Times’
Q13 TV (Fox)
Brandi Kruse: Protecting prisoners from COVID-19 is in our best interest
The Divide: Life after ‘Stay Home’ order
Healthy Living: We have hit COVID-19 peak, but what does that mean?
Back to work for some Boeing employees as report threatens workforce cut
Web
Crosscut
COVID-19 spurs reckoning in crowded homeless shelters
Racial disparities not apparent — yet — in WA coronavirus deaths
Readers want to know: How to help struggling WA food banks
Slog
Live Music Venues Will Go Extinct If the Government Takes No Serious Action
King County Will Help Pay April Rent for Low-Income Households Who Couldn’t Pay