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March 6, 2020

Trump to sign $8.3B coronavirus funding bill Friday, Pence says

President Trump on Friday will sign newly approved legislation allocating more than $8 billion in emergency funding to combat the spread of coronavirus.

March 5, 2020

Washington county recommends all 2.2M residents to work from home, tells over 60's to stay indoors

A Washington state county, where 31 coronavirus cases and 9 deaths have been reported, has advised its 2.2 million residents to work from home to help slow the spread of the infectious disease, and further urged everyone over 60 to stay indoors.

March 4, 2020

HHS Secretary Alex Azar encouraged by proposed coronavirus vaccine timeline

U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) Sec. Alex Azar said Wednesday that he is encouraged by the proposed timeline for a coronavirus vaccine. 

March 4, 2020

North Carolina's first coronavirus case has ties to outbreak at Washington state nursing home: officials

The first case of the novel coronavirus in North Carolina has ties to a nursing home in Washington State that is currently at the center of a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S. 

March 4, 2020

Coronavirus infects Amazon employee in Seattle, company says

An Amazon employee in Seattle, Wash., has contracted the novel coronavirus — the first employee among its U.S. workforce to fall ill will COVID-19, the company said. 

March 3, 2020

Amazon employee in Seattle tests positive for coronavirus: report

An Amazon employee from the company's headquarters in Seattle, Washington has reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), after becoming symptomatic last month. 

March 3, 2020

Coronavirus quarantines more than 2 dozen Washington State firefighters

More than two dozen firefighters in Washington State have been quarantined after they were possibly exposed to the novel coronavirus, which has killed at least six people in the state to date. 

March 1, 2020

Coronavirus kills 2nd man in Washington state, officials say

A second coronavirus death has been confirmed in Washington state, officials said Sunday.

February 29, 2020

Person dies from coronavirus in Washington state, first in the US, health officials say

Health officials in Washington confirmed Saturday that one person has died from coronavirus, marking the first disease-related death in the U.S. 

February 29, 2020

Washington state health officials give coronavirus guidance: 'Don't panic, get prepared'

Health officials in Washington state gave an update on three local coronavirus cases on Saturday, to provide the public with guidance on how to avoid infection and review who is most at risk of contracting the disease.