Coronavirus News
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| Whatcom Community College has canceled all in-person class meetings for March 11 | Whatcom Community College has canceled all in-person class meetings for Wednesday, March 11, for “faculty preparation time,” though the campus will remain open, according to a post on the … |
2020-03-10 | |
| Meridian School District announces closure after staff member exposed to coronavirus | The Meridian School District announced it will close schools Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10-11, after a middle school staff member was exposed to an individual outside Whatcom County that tested positive for new coronavirus. Superintendent Dr. James Everett announced the closure in an… |
2020-03-10 | |
| Whatcom County health reports Sunday 16 residents are being tested for coronavirus | Whatcom County continues to have no confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of noon Sunday, March 8, according to the Whatcom County Heath Department website. The department reports there… |
2020-03-09 | |
| Gov. Inslee says ‘mandatory measures’ under consideration to combat coronavirus in Washington | Since the novel coronavirus emerged as a threat in Washington, officials have sought to keep people here from infecting each other by offering advice, health care and other assistance. What they haven’t yet done to slow the spread of the virus is tell residents what they can and can’t do. … |
2020-03-09 | |
| Western Washington U cancels winter commencement because of coronavirus concerns | Western Washington University has canceled its March 21 winter commencement because of coronavirus concerns, officials at the Bellingham campus announced Friday. Students scheduled to graduate at the conclusion of winter quarter, which ends March 20, will be incorporated into larger June… |
2020-03-09 | |
| Washington orders no deductibles, co-pays for coronavirus visits and testing on some health plans | Washington’s insurance commissioner issued an emergency order Thursday directing health insurance carriers with state-regulated plans, through May 4, to provide health care provider visits and novel coronavirus testing without co-payments and deductible payments to enrollees and who meet… |
2020-03-06 | |
| Basketball championships at Everett CC suspended | The Northwest Athletic Conference Basketball Championships that began Thursday morning at Everett Community College have been suspended. The move came after Everett CC officials closed the campus for extensive cleaning to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The school is scheduled to… |
2020-03-06 | |
| Classes online for University of Washington over virus fears | The University of Washington said Friday that it will stop holding classes for nearly 60,000 students at its three campuses and instead teach students online to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus. The change will begin Monday, and be in effect through the end of winter quarter… |
2020-03-06 | |
| Three more Whatcom County residents are being tested for coronavirus | Three more people in Whatcom County are being tested for the new coronavirus, according to updated information on the Whatcom County Health Department website. That doubles to six… |
2020-03-06 | |
| Second Whatcom County resident is being tested for new coronavirus | A second Whatcom County resident is being tested for the new coronavirus. A sample was sent Tuesday, March 3, to the Washington State Department of Health lab in Shoreline, according to Melissa Morin, spokeswoman for the Whatcom County Public Health Department. |
2020-03-03 |