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A 90-Second Video On How To Master The 20-Second Hand-Wash

Getting to the 20-second mark is as easy as singing the A-B-C song. But what you do during those 20 seconds of scrubbing up to reduce coronavirus risk does take some training.
- Elena Renken
Keep The Faith, Lose The Germs: Clergy Rethink Customs In The Age Of Coronavirus

As more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the U.S., clergy are reconsidering a variety of practices during religious services, from handshakes to close contact. Experts say that's a wise idea.
- Shahla Farzan
Where That $8.3 Billion In U.S. Coronavirus Funding Will And Won't Go

President Trump and Congress Friday authorized a package of emergency funding to help and treat and slow the spread of COVID-19. About $950 million is designated for state and local response.
- Selena Simmons-Duffin
21 Test Positive For Coronavirus On Cruise Ship Off California Coast

Passengers in limbo on the ship will be brought ashore to a military base and quarantined as necessary. At least 21 people on the ship are infected with the coronavirus, including 19 crew members.
- Richard Harris
Coronavirus, coronavirus and more coronavirus this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Times reporter Paige Cornwell, The Stranger's associate editor Eli Sanders, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
- Sarah Leibovitz
Nursing Homes Brace For Coronavirus Threats

Many of the deaths from coronavirus have been at a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash. Nursing homes face numerous problems controlling infection.
- Ina Jaffe
First Responders Are 'Trying To Stay Ahead' Of Coronavirus

Emergency service workers on the frontlines of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak are learning as they go how to keep their communities — and themselves — safe.
- Will Stone
Live updates: Coronavirus in the Seattle area (March 6-8)

This post will be updated periodically with information about the coronavirus. Scroll down for older information. Top line information: *11 total COVID-19 related deaths reported as of Thursday morning, March 5, in Washington state. The dead are male and female, and range in age from 40s to 80s. *70 confirmed cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Washington state, according to King County officials. They are all in King, Snohomish, and Grant counties. *231 people are under public health supervision. *If you believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, or are a healthcare provider with questions about COVID-19, contact King County's novel coronavirus call center at 206-477-3977 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. People can also call the Washington State Novel Coronavirus Call Center at 800-525-0127. Versión en español aquí / Read KUOW's coronavirus coverage in Spanish
- KUOW Staff
Trump Signs $8B Coronavirus Funding Bill, Cancels Trip to CDC

President Trump had planned to sign the bill during a visit to the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That visit was scrapped at the last minute.
- Franco Ordoñez
Seattle Now: How are your hands doing?

We process a week's worth of sometimes scary, sometimes surreal coronavirus news with KUOW's Zaki Hamid and Jeannie Yandel. And here's a tip: Don't smoke when making your homemade hand sanitizer.
- Patricia Murphy

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