When there’s a COVID-19 outbreak at a hotel, who gets to know and when?
When Mary Lankford checked into the Salish Lodge & Spa with her husband and 6-month-old baby on Sept. 30, the lodge had known for a week that multiple employees had tested positive for COVID-19. But Lankford did not find out about it until a news report announced the outbreak later that evening. Continue reading at The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. (Steve Ringman)
Schools told to pause resumption of classes as virus surges
The county health department is asking schools to freeze their reopening plans amid rising COVID-19 infections. Over the two-week period ending Saturday, the Snohomish Health District recorded a rate of 72 new cases per 100,000 residents. The rate nearly knocks Snohomish County out of state parameters for holding in-person classes for elementary and special education students. The recommended range is 25 to 75 COVID cases per 100,000 residents. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Sue Misao)
The First Amendment in the age of disinformation.
The United States is in the middle of a catastrophic public-health crisis caused by the spread of the coronavirus. But it is also in the midst of an information crisis caused by the spread of viral disinformation, defined as falsehoods aimed at achieving a political goal. (“Misinformation” refers more generally to falsehoods.) Seven months into the pandemic in America, with Trump leading the way, coronavirus skeptics continue to mock masks and incorrectly equate the virus with the flu. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Chip Somodevilla)
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