Rod Hutchinson mixes paint to write ‘We’re Open’ on the window of El Paraiso Mexican Restaurant in Everett on Saturday, March 21, 2020. While business has been slow, El Paraiso is doing take-out for their customers, who have been ordering out to support them. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
Rod Hutchinson mixes paint to write ‘We’re Open’ on the window of El Paraiso Mexican Restaurant in Everett. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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The lower bridge at right, over the Duwamish Waterway is handling all traffic to and from West Seattle while the higher West Seattle Bridge at left, is undergoing repairs for cracking. Photographed on March 30, 2020. 213503
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Deanna Price, a nurse, is seen on her porch, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Arlington. After feeling sick in mid-March, Price went to her doctor and got tested for coronavirus, but had to wait 11 days to get the results back, which came back negative. The long wait for test results isn’t unusual and can have big repercussions. 213577

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The weather for the week has turned warmer and clearer, prompting people to return to the outdoors. Even so, visitors to Golden Gardens Park in Seattle on April 5 maintained a safe distance from each other. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

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This Feb. 29, 2020 photo released by NBC shows Colin Jost, left, and Michael Che during the Weekend Update sketch on “Saturday Night Live” in New York. The show will be back on the air this weekend with a show that abides by social distancing rules. NBC says the comedy sketch show will include include a “Weekend Update” news segment and original content from “SNL” cast members. The material will be produced remotely, in compliance with efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. (Will Heath/NBC via AP) NYET420 NYET420

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Judie Shape, 81, waves through a rain speckled window as she leaves the Life Care Center of Kirkland after recovering from the coronavirus disease that she contracted there as a resident. She leaves the center in a vehicle driven by her daughter, Lori Spencer, on March 26, 2020. (David Ryder / Special to The Seattle Times)

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