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    Articles by Joseph Thompson
    The COVID-19 outbreak closed schools statewide last spring and has led to many school districts opting for remote learning in the fall. Pictured: A Decatur High School staff member takes cover from the rain while celebrating the graduating class of 2020 in June. File photo
    Study: Virus cases must drop for state’s schools...
    By Joseph Thompson • August 14, 2020 5:20 pm

    Bringing students back in any capacity will lead to new infections, the report found.

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    Courtesy of governor.wa.gov
    Inslee extends pause on counties advancing phases to...
    By Joseph Thompson • July 14, 2020 4:10 pm

    A spike in cases could cause hospitalizations and deaths to rise soon.

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    Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s announcement May 1, 2020.
    Gov. Inslee extends stay-home order through May 31
    By Joseph Thompson • May 1, 2020 3:03 pm

    Officials urge the public to continue social distancing.

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    Nolte State Park is a 117-acre Washington state park located 6 miles northeast of Enumclaw at the western edge of the Cascade Mountains. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks
    Inslee to loosen restrictions on outdoor recreation: “Data,...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 27, 2020 4:25 pm

    Boat ramps, trailheads and golf courses can reopen with social-distancing measures in place.

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    Construction worker installs siding to a building in Snoqualmie. File photo
    Inslee gives construction a green light
    By Joseph Thompson • April 24, 2020 3:22 pm

    It was unclear when sites would re-open, but employees will have to have PPE and stay six feet apart.

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    State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    No one fails: School districts won’t give out...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 22, 2020 3:30 pm

    State Superintendant Chris Reykdal said Wednesday the lowest grade a student can earn is an incomplete.

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    Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the virus
    Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 21, 2020 11:10 am

    Swedish Health Services is going through its bank of recovered patients and asking them to donate.

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    Drive-thru COVID-19 virus testing last week in the parking lot near Everett Memorial Stadium in Everett. A study by the University of Washington and UnitedHealth Group, conducted at Everett Clinic locations, found that a less-intrusive form of the coronavirus test would require fewer precautions by health care workers. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
    New self-swab COVID-19 test is just as accurate,...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 3, 2020 4:10 pm

    The study, under peer review, was led by an Everett Clinic doctor. It could speed up testing nationwide.

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    Inslee gets involved in contract talks between Swedish, SEIU
    Inslee gets involved in contract talks between Swedish,...
    By Joseph Thompson • February 27, 2020 11:58 am

    The governor is orchestrating a four-day bargaining session with both sides led by an MIT professor.

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