Stories to get lost in What’s the true state of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state? These charts explain.

Stories to get lost in

What’s the true state of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state? These charts explain. How many people will die? How many jobs will be lost? All around us, the coronavirus pandemic has caused an immense human tragedy in Washington. Here’s what we know and don’t know right now. How this all ends is still anyone’s guess. Read more.   When will this end, and what comes next? Health officials and epidemiologists are working to figure out Washington’s coronavirus end game Keeping the virus under control in the long term will require an ambitious strategy that one Seattle scientist calls “the Apollo program of our times.” Read more.   As farm work carries on, some worry about becoming Washington state’s new coronavirus epicenter Farming cannot be done from home, and so in Central and Eastern Washington, work busily goes on, sometimes virtually unchanged. Workplace rules rushed through earlier in the coronavirus pandemic lack specificity and so the state, growers and farmworker advocates are wrestling with creating new ones. Read more.   West Seattle Bridge was on a road to collapse, engineers’ reports show Fast-moving diagonal cracks on the bridge's girder walls, which branched out by two feet in early March, aren't the only source of worry. Read more.   Coronavirus school closures to continue in Washington state through the end of the school year The closures were supposed last until at least April 24, about six weeks, but state schools chief Chris Reykdal has repeatedly stressed the shutdown could last longer. Read more.   Mental health experts race to help children cope with stay-at-home life amid coronavirus closures As schools now attempt to offer remote instruction, they’re starting to provide remote mental health support, a service that isn’t guaranteed even in the best of circumstances. Read more.   Boeing indefinitely extends factories’ coronavirus shutdown; here’s what that means for 30,000 workers Boeing will continue indefinitely its shutdown of local factory operations rather than reopening Wednesday as planned, it told Washington state employees Sunday via email. Read more.   Inslee says more restrictions could be needed beyond the May 4 stay-home order to battle coronavirus OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee Friday said he may have to extend restrictions beyond the statewide May 4 stay-home order to keep the coronavirus from spreading, just as sunny skies and warmer weather are calling many Washingtonians to the great outdoors. In a news conference on the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Inslee said […] Read more.   Son whose dad was among first U.S. coronavirus deaths writes Trump a letter: ‘I just want him to know’ Last Sunday, Woodinville resident Nathan Lambrecht wrote a letter to Trump, letting him know about his family's loss, and rebuking the administration for what he saw as inaction and carelessness. Read more.

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Meal prep

Our food writers pick 3 great Seattle-area ‘family meal’ takeout options in these coronavirus times With dining rooms closed, many Seattle-area restaurants have taken a page out of their family-meal playbooks and started offering family-sized meals for customers to order for carryout. Here are some of our recent favorites. Read more.   This flexible pesto pasta is a keeper for whatever vegetable you have handy This simple, bright and pretty pasta is a recipe designed for maximum adaptability and therefore maximum utility in this time of maximum anxiety. Read more.

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