INSLEE’S PHASE 2 REOPENING FOR COVID HIGH KING & PIERCE COUNTY A BAD IDEA

Highlights:

• Governor Inslee of Washington letting some counties open early in phase two
• King county and Peirce county report a high number of Covid cases

Governor Inslee is speeding up phase two of reopening as he allows some of the counties to reope...

WASHINGTON LOCKED DOWN TILL MAY 31: 4 PHASES OPENING LATER

Highlights:

• Governor Jay Inslee locks down Washington until May 31 2020
• The state will reopen eventually in a planned 4 stages

Washington’s stay at home order was to expire on Monday. The state awaited Governor Inslee’s further decision o...

3.8 MILLION FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS,CONSUMER CONFIDENCE TAKES A DIVE

Highlighted:

• The US is facing one of the worst economic times since WW II
• US consumer confidence at a 6 year low

The President of the United States takes a two-day break from the podium in Washington as the country faces a steep increase in unemploym...

WASHINGTON OPENS OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AMID COVID DICTATED RULES

Highlights:

• Outdoor activities opened as of now
• Employees engaged with the opened facilities instructed to return to work
• In case any kind of covid infection spike comes to notice all the relaxations will be taken back  

Governor Insl...

WASHINGTON LOOKING AT MAY 5th TO ROLL OUT 2nd PHASE OF REOPENING

Highlights:

• Governor Inslee cautious about reopening
• He did not commit to ant dates for the rest of the reopening phases
• Insisted on data gathered from various sources about the increase in infections to decide further course of action.    

WASHINGTON: WHITE HOUSE COVID VIRUS COORDINATOR ASKS FOR CAUTION

Highlights:

• With many states opening up Deborah Birx states that caution must be practised
• Scientist still not sure if reopening the economy is a good idea

Social distancing may be a new norm and that is recognized by the White house too. Deborah Bir...

COVID INFECTED WASHINGTON NOT READY TO REVOKE STAY-AT-HOME SOON

Highlights:

• Washington Governor Jay Inslee not certain about taking a call to exit the stay-at-home orders on May 1 2020
• Inslee is stressing on testing to be drastically increased from the current  4,000 daily to 30,000 per day

Even as Trump is ...

3-PHASE NORMALCY RESTORATION PLAN OF DONALD TRUMP

Highlights:

• Washington plans a three-phase  return to normalcy
• The final decision to extend lockdown or to relax it will be entirely up to the Governors of the state.
• Trump wants to get back to normalcy as he believes that the virus peak is over for th...

WASHINGTON'S SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CONNECT ONLINE WITH CUSTOMERS

Highlights:

• Small service business owners are making creative online videos to stay in touch with their customers
• Washington is now biking more to stay fit and save money.

With the ban on non-essential businesses, shops, gyms, exhibition galleries, a...

39 COVID-19 DEATHS IN A NURSING HOME IN WA; PENALIZED FOR $611,000

Highlights: 

• State-run nursing home Life acre in focus
• A full-blown cluster of Covid-19 was not reported till after 2 weeks 
• Respiratory troubles brushed aside as seasonal influenza 

Lifecare centre, a nursing home in Kirkla...