It is the start of a new week of social distancing. According to Nancy Lublin who co-founded Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit text-messaging organization, the volume of messages has surged during the coronavirus pandemic. In her words, “What we need right now is physical distance and social connection.” Anxiety is high and we all have […]
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Governor Jay Inslee said Monday that a statewide closure of restaurants, bars, entertainment and recreational facilities will last two weeks and may be extended as Washington state uses social distancing to try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Inslee also included entertainment, leisure and non-essential services in the emergency proclamation. All schools in […]
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On Friday, March 13th, the Wall Street Journal published an excellent special report on Navigating the Coronavirus. Today is Tuesday, March 17th and in just 4 days a number of the articles seem to be irrelevant due to new recommendations to address this highly contagious virus. Yesterday morning the top article on page one of […]
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Last Monday I was blogging about the coronavirus crisis in Seattle. One week later, the news along with the actions taken to reduce the serious health impacts of this virus, have changed our world. Each day brings dramatic changes to our daily lives that will affect all of us and our families, friends and co-workers […]
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Early this week I got outside for a short walk at Volunteer Park in Seattle. I was early enough that a thick fog had not yet lifted and I spotted this mallard pair resting in the dewey grass. You could barely see the massive big trees in the park. Even though it was chilly and […]
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Last week it became clear that Seattle had become the epicenter for the coronavirus in the United States. The medical team at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington, across Lake Washington from Seattle, found the virus because they were looking for it! The team took “a long shot” and sent in the samples of two critical patients they […]
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