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Public Trust In Health Authorities Is Key To Fighting Coronavirus — Is It At Risk?

Experts weigh in on the coronavirus response in the U.S. and how some early missteps may have affected public trust.
- Selena Simmons-Duffin
Trump's 'Gut' Collides With Science On Coronavirus Messaging

Trump told a Fox News host that some people with coronavirus "get better just by ... sitting around and even going to work." He later tweeted that he wasn't telling people to work while sick.
- Tamara Keith
Washington state to cover COVID-19 tests for the uninsured, Gov. Inslee says

Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced that Washington state had plans to cover the costs of COVID-19 tests for residents without health insurance. The update came as health officials also announced a total of 70 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state.
- Liz Brazile
As Schools Close Due To Coronavirus, Nearly 300 Million Kids Aren't In Class

According to the United Nations, 22 countries on three continents have closed schools due to the virus. China by far has the most students affected: more than 233 million.
- Laurel Wamsley
Stay Home: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Tell Seattle Workers

U.S. companies are trying to limit disruption from the coronavirus outbreak by curtailing travel and telling some employees to work from home. Several major tech firms are among the latest to act.
- Shannon Bond
Coronavirus Spreads Recession Fears Around The World

U.S. businesses are shutting down plants and watching their sales plummet around the world. Many economists now say odds are increasing that the economy will slow, if not contract altogether.
- Jim Zarroli
UW lab expands coronavirus tests with its own version

After delays at the federal level, there’s a new test for coronavirus from University of Washington researchers.
- David Hyde
Coronavirus: Cruise Ship In Limbo Off California After Former Passenger Died

Officials believe a passenger was exposed to the novel coronavirus during a trip from San Francisco to Mexico in the middle of February. The ship just returned from Hawaii.
- Bill Chappell
Seattle Now: Is it safe to visit grandma?

More cases of coronavirus are popping up around King and Snohomish counties, and people over 60 are at high risk. Public health officials are relying on you and me to stop the disease from spreading to those who are vulnerable. So how —if at all — should you keep grandma company?
- Patricia Murphy
'Jeopardy!' Host Marks 1 Year Since Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

It has been one year since Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek shared his Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The one-year survival rate for such patients is 18 percent.

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