Coronavirus News
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| WTA Urging Public to Ride for Essential Trips Only | 2020-03-23 | ||
| Drop-In Center to move to Bellingham High School amid coronavirus outbreak | Lighthouse Mission Ministries is moving its emergency Drop-In Center for the homeless to Bellingham High School due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a press release from Whatcom Unified Command Joint Information Center sent Thursday night, March 19. The move will take place Friday… |
2020-03-20 | |
| It’s safe to play outside, with some precautions | Hunker down, but go outside; it’s going to be a beautiful week. Snohomish County executive Dave Somers concluded his talk at a March 16 coronavirus press conference with that message. While it seems contradictory, it can be possible to go outside for a walk or bike ride while still… |
2020-03-20 | |
| Three more Whatcom residents test positive for coronavirus, Health Department says | Three more people from Whatcom County have tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, according to information released Friday, March 20, by the Whatcom County Health Department. |
2020-03-20 | |
| Whatcom coronavirus updates: Snow tires extended, Amtrack changes | Bellingham Food Bank officials are working on a distribution plan to provide groceries for those in need by early next week. Mike Cohen, executive director of the food bank, told the Whatcom County Council at a special session Thursday that he’s coordinating efforts with the Whatcom… |
2020-03-20 | |
| Man in his 60s at St. Joseph hospital is first coronavirus fatality in Whatcom County | A man in his 60s who tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus, has become the first person to die of the illness in Whatcom County, according to the Whatcom County Health Department. He died Thursday, March 19, according to the Health Department. |
2020-03-20 | |
| ‘It is best to consider that we have all had some contact’ with coronavirus, WWU says | It’s best to assume we’ve all had some contact with the novel coronavirus and to take measures to make sure it doesn’t spread further, Western Washington University told its campus community in a health advisory Tuesday afternoon. In a March 17 letter from WWU Vice President for… |
2020-03-18 | |
| US-Canada border closing temporarily to nonessential travel | The United States and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, and his administration is considering turning back all… |
2020-03-18 | |
| WCC goes to online-only classes through end of Spring Quarter | 2020-03-18 | ||
| Coronavirus daily news updates, March 18: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state, and the nation | Life is different in the Puget Sound region as most people — by choice or by order — practice … |
2020-03-18 |