March 28, 2020 Washington ER doctor loses job after criticizing hospital's coronavirus response A Washington state emergency room doctor has been fired after going on Facebook and TV to publicly accuse the hospital where he worked of a slow response to the coronavirus that exposed staff to danger.
March 27, 2020 Seattle coronavirus hospital workers forced to pay for parking win battle The City of Seattle is taking action after hospital nurses complained about having to pay for parking as they confront the influx of coronavirus patients.
March 25, 2020 Great-grandma 'gives the middle finger' to coronavirus, beats disease that almost killed her A 90-year-old woman's remarkable story of recovery after contracting — and nearly dying from — the novel coronavirus.
March 24, 2020 Washington state issues ‘stay-at-home’ order, bans weddings and funerals to slow coronavirus spread Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday ordered the state’s more than 7 million residents to stay home, except for “essential activity,” closed all non-essential businesses and banned weddings and funerals as the “tumultuous struggle” to slow the spread of the coronavirus escalates.
March 22, 2020 Trump, at White House briefing, outlines broad measures to combat coronavirus in hardest-hit states President Trump outlined on Sunday broad measures the federal government is taking to help combat the coronavirus pandemic in three states hardest by the contagion.
March 20, 2020 Navy officer tests positive for coronavirus A member of the U.S. Navy tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Washington state on Thursday, according to a statement by Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs.
March 19, 2020 Hospital ship USNS Mercy to head for Seattle on Monday, US defense officials say The hospital ship USNS Mercy will set sail Monday for the Seattle area, one of the regions hardest-hit by the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. defense officials told ӣƵ on Thursday.
March 18, 2020 Washington state coronavirus cases top 1,000 Washington state reported 108 new coronavirus cases Tuesday for a total of 1,012 -- a day after Gov. Jay Inslee signed an emergency declaration shutting down bars, restricting restaurants to takeout and limiting gatherings to less than 50 people.
March 17, 2020 Delta flight grounded at JFK over coronavirus exposure scare A flight from JFK Airport to Seattle was grounded for hours and then forced to head back to the terminal Monday night after a passenger revealed they may have been exposed to the coronavirus, officials said.
March 16, 2020 Biden declared winner of Washington state primary days after vote Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the Democratic presidential primary in Washington state, giving him victories in five out of six states that voted March 10.