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Two Coasts. One Virus. How New York Suffered Nearly 10 Times the Number of Deaths as California

Art Shotwell May. 16 2020 57 minutes read
California’s governor and San Francisco’s mayor worked together to act early in confronting the COVID threat. For Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, it was a different story, and 27,000 New Yorkers have died so far.

Chasing The Elusive Dream Of A COVID Cure

Art Shotwell May. 15 2020 9 minutes read
Thousands of researchers worldwide are looking for a treatment that will go beyond what remdesivir can do for COVID patients.

Mayor Gere's COVID-19 Video Briefing - May 13, 2020

Art Shotwell May. 15 2020 18 minutes read
Now is the time to stay strong. Our lives have been turned upside down, but now - we can slowly start to build our new normal by following the Governor’s Safe Start plan. Video & full text here.

Washington Park Campground Closed

Art Shotwell May. 14 2020 1 minute read
The city says the campground at Washington Park, which has been open, will close effective immediately.  
 

‘No Intubation’: Seniors Fearful Of COVID-19 Are Changing Their Living Wills

Art Shotwell May. 12 2020 8 minutes read
Still, medical experts say, it’s not a black-and-white decision of either go on a ventilator or die.

Public Health study on Skagit Chorale Outbreak Available

Art Shotwell May. 12 2020 2 minutes read

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Skagit County Public Health says that its study on the Skagit Chorale COVID-19 outbreak has been published by the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control. The study emphasizes the high-transmissibility of COVID-19 and explains new findings about the outbreak event.  

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