Elective surgeries, dental services can resume, Inslee announces
Elective surgeries and dental services can resume as long as providers comply with health and safety protocols to guard against COVID-19, Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Monday. The governor called the move an important step in helping Washington residents maintain their health as the state gradually reopens. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (AP file photo)
Secretary of Health John Wiesman, a leader in Washington’s coronavirus response, to take job in North Carolina
Washington Secretary of Health John Wiesman, one of the state’s leaders during the coronavirus pandemic, has taken a position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wiesman made the decision in early March, according to Tara Lee, spokeswoman for Gov. Jay Inslee. He will remain secretary of health, which oversees the Department of Health (DOH), through Inslee’s current term, which ends in January 2021. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ted S. Warren)
Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak
The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found. But with life and heat-trapping gas levels inching back toward normal, the brief pollution break will likely be “a drop in the ocean” when it comes to climate change, scientists said. Continue reading at The Skagit Valley Herald. (Mark J. Terrill)
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