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Pandemic Poetry | Pandemic
Pandemic–Lynn Ungar What if you thought of itas the Jews consider the Sabbath—the most sacred of times?Cease from travel.Cease from buying and selling.Give up, just for now,on trying to make the worlddifferent than it is.Sing.
Inslee releases statement on collapse of federal stimulus talks
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement ... as the Trump administration failed to work with congressional leaders on federal stimulus negotiations. “We are facing an urgent economic and
New report highlights trends in COVID-19 activity, positive impacts of face coverings
-- from State Department of Health -- OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report, which reflects varying COVID-19 trends in different regions and age groups. The
Here’s a recap of today’s COVID-19 news, updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's dashboard and the state’s COVID-19 risk assessment dashboard. Eleven cases of rare but
Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to onions includes SJC case
-- from State Health Department -- OLYMPIA -- Washington state health officials are working with local, state and federal partners to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to onions sold by Thomson International Inc. A total of 640
11 cases of rare COVID-19 related condition in children in Washington state
-- from Washington Department of Health -- OLYMPIA -- Today the Department of Health (DOH) announced there are now 11 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 in Washington state. MIS-C is a
Hot Topic #27 | Fact check on face shields
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders -- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- To be clear: Face shields have absolutely no ability to minimize the spread
Here’s a recap of today’s COVID-19 news, updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported 866 new cases in the past day for a total of 60,917 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on August 5.
Update on San Juan County COVID-19 weekly case count
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- Total Tests Performed*Positive Test Results^Deaths2849300 We will update these data weekly on Thursday, but any positive test results will be reported the day the result was
Inslee announces education recommendations for 2020–2021 school year
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee today announced new recommendations from the Washington State Department of Health for resuming in-person instruction in public and private K-12 education for the upcoming 2020–2021 school year. Inslee
Another recap of today’s COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported 706 new cases in the past day for a total of 60,084 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on August 4.
EPRC explains its Prune Alley decision
-- from Leith Templin for Eastsound Plan Review Committee -- In response to the many comments about the Prune Alley Street Project, the EPRC would like to clarify some misunderstandings that some community members have
Another day, more COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's dashboard and the state’s COVID-19 risk assessment dashboard. Long-term care facility data. As of
WA, CO, NV, OR announce coordination on telehealth
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Building on a previous announcement regarding COVID re-opening, Gov. Jay Inslee joined Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to announce that their
Census takers will visit homes that haven’t responded to 2020 Census
-- from U.S. Census Bureau -- What To Expect Census takers will wear masks and follow local public health guidelines when they visit your home. All census takers complete a virtual COVID-19 training on social
Breaking News: Health District will proceed to negotiations with Island Hospital
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- At this evening's meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District, the commissioners voted 5-0 to begin negotiations with Island Hospital (IH) to operate a consolidated medical
