Austin Jenkins
Stories
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It’s not just nursing homes. Threat of coronavirus outbreak looms in other communal settings
When COVID-19 got a toehold at Life Care Center of Kirkland, the results were devastating. Thirty-five residents from that one facility died, accounting...
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Outside coronavirus epicenter, doctors improvise and brace for what’s coming
At Pioneer Family Practice in Lacey, Washington, if a patient calls and reports symptoms consistent with coronavirus, they’re instructed to drive to the...
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Canceled oral arguments, mandatory telework. Coronavirus forces emergency measures at WA agencies
Even as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee uses his emergency powers to restrict gatherings of more than 50 people and orders the closure of bars, restaurants...
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What passed, what died in the 2020 Washington Legislature
What a difference 60 days makes. When Washington lawmakers arrived in Olympia in mid-January for a short, two month election year session, the state’s...
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Inslee orders nursing homes to limit visitors, signals mandatory social-distancing measures are next
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Inslee orders nursing homes to limit visitors, signals mandatory social-distancing measures are next
Warning that the number of coronavirus cases in Washington could double weekly, Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday indicated that mandatory social-distancing...
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Health
Mandatory orders may be ahead to slow spread of coronavirus in WA state, Gov. Inslee hints
Inslee said Sunday that mandatory social distancing measures may be necessary to stem the spread of coronavirus.
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Trump calls Washington Governor Jay Inslee 'a snake' during coronavirus tour of CDC
While touring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, President Donald Trump called Washington Gov. Jay Inslee "a snake.”...
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Avoid Seattle, Trump's top economic advisor says
Speaking on the cable business channel CNBC, President Trump’s top economic advisor Larry Kudlow suggested people might want to avoid Seattle. Seattle is the epicenter of the outbreak of coronvirus in the U.S., with 14 deaths so far, mostly related to a single nursing home in Kirkland.
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Health
Vice President Pence visits Washington state as coronavirus outbreak grows
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Washington tops 70, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the state Thursday to tour the Military Department’s Emergency Operations Center, meet with Gov. Jay Inslee and other elected leaders and announce the arrival of a shipment of supplies for healthcare workers from the Strategic National Stockpile in Atlanta.