Research scientist Kiel Shuey, at UW Medicine South Lake Union Research Campus, uses blood samples to test for antibody responses, a way to predict if certain patients are at higher risk of getting severely ill. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times, file)
Kiel Shuey, research scientist, uses blood samples to test for antibody responses to predict if certain patients may have higher risk of getting severely ill at UW Medicine South Lake Union Research Campus. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times, file)
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Sergio Patino, 70, carries the dad of the small dogs out of his car near where he lives in a trailer under the Spokane Street bridge. Lack of services for vehicle dwellers during COVID-19, as many hygiene services people typically rely on have shut down. Friday, March 27, 2020 in Sodo. 213531
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The main entrance in front of Chase Field is devoid of activity Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Phoenix.. The Arizona Diamondbacks would have hosted the Atlanta Braves in their season-opening baseball game Thursday, but the start of the MLB regular season is indefinitely on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) AZRF103 AZRF103
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This view of employees near the doorway of a Boeing airplane in final stages of completion, is parked outside the Boeing final assembly factory in Everett on March 23, 2020. Boeing said Monday it will temporarily suspend its Puget Sound factory operations starting Wednesday in response to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic. The decision comes a day after the first Boeing worker died of a COVID-19 infection. The company said Sunday that 29 of its employees had been confirmed to have the disease. 213431

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Earle Jones, World War II veteran and former Boeing engineer, emerges from his Issaquah home Saturday with son Jonathan to acknowledge well-wishers on his 99th birthday. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in Seattle. homeowners and others are upset about a last-minute amendment to Seattle’s neighborhood-upzones plan that would allow much taller buildings along Boylston Avenue in Eastlake. 209523

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FILE – In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly testifies during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions in Washington, on Capitol Hill. Modly says the captain of the COVID-stricken aircraft carrier who was fired last week had betrayed his service and may have been “too naive or too stupid” to be commanding officer of the ship. Officials are confirming that Modly made the comments Sunday, April 5, 2020, to the ship’s crew in Guam. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) WX122 WX122

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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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Director of Hospitality Maddy Van Elzen hands out cocktail kits from Navy Strength for customers to pickup from the bar in Belltown. On Saturday, April 4, 2020 213545

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Kathleen Rooney, author of “Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk,” the April selection of Moira’s Seattle Times Book Club.

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The Seattle Art Museum is closed until further notice and the First Thursday art walk is cancelled because of the coronavirus, the need for social distancing and and staying inside as much as possible. The museum says enjoy art from your home at: http://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org/category/stay-home-with-sam,video,sams-collection,object-of-the-week,exhibtions,behind-the-scenes/ Ref to more photos online LO Linesony photos Wednesday April 1, 2020 2020 213527
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Coronavirus pandemic cancels First Thursday art walk in Pioneer Square  VIEW

Wednesday was Ruby Wilson’s 18th birthday. Not wanting to let the occasion pass without some fanfare, Ruby’s mother, Emma Roberts, left, conspired with neighbors on 24th Avenue Northeast – their street – to throw a surprise party. Neighbors filled the street – maintaining their distance but not restrained in their enthusiasm for the event. Photographed Wednesday, April 1, 2020 213536
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Normally vibrant Occidental Park during the day is occupied mainly by seagulls, pigeons, a few homeless individuals and an occasional passerby. The park concierge service and daily activities including chess and table tennis have been suspended because of the coronavirus. LO Linesony photo essay Saturday March 28, 2020 213493
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Coronavirus in Seattle means a popular park is occupied mostly by pigeons  VIEW

LO Smokey fire, 600 Roy Street at Aurora on Saturday March 28, 2020. Lower Queen Anne. Appears to be an abandoned apartment. Unofficial, old banner in many frames has been there awhile Seattle fire crews responded late Saturday morning to a fire in an abandoned building in Lower Queen Anne, next to Aurora Avenue. … building, which appeared to be a two-story brick structure in the 600 block of Roy Street. 213494
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