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A medical worker in protective gear collects a sample from a worker at a COVID testing site setup outside a shopping mall on Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) XAW102 XAW102

May 23, 2022 at 6:50 am

LiveCoronavirus daily news updates, May 23: What to know today about COVID-19

We’re updating this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world. Updated 5:02 pm

Masked pedestrians at Times Square in Manhattan on May 2, 2022. Mayor Eric Adams said on May 18 that he does not plan to bring back mask mandates for now in New York, after the city entered the high alert level for community spread of the coronavirus this week. (Stephanie Keith/The New York Times) XNYT247

May 21, 2022 at 8:03 am

Coronavirus daily news updates, May 21: What to know today about COVID-19

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May 20, 2022 at 8:00 pm

This week’s passages

A roundup of notable obituaries from the week ending May 20.

People wearing face masks walk cross a small bridge over a pond at a park in Tokyo, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) TKHK207 TKHK207

May 20, 2022 at 6:50 am

Coronavirus daily news updates, May 20: What to know today about COVID-19

We’re updating this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Seattle area, the U.S. and the world.

A medical worker in protective suit collects a sample from a resident at a COVID test site setup in front of a fashion billboard on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) XAW101 XAW101

May 19, 2022 at 6:24 am

Coronavirus daily news updates, May 19: What to know today about COVID-19 VIEW

We’re updating this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Seattle area, the U.S. and the world.

Motorists are seen wearing masks during rush hour traffic in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Indonesia will lift its outdoor mask mandate because its COVID-19 outbreak appears to be waning, President Joko Widodo said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) DA102 DA102

May 18, 2022 at 6:25 am

Coronavirus daily news updates, May 18: What to know today about COVID-19 VIEW

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Outside the Magnolia Bakery in the West Village of Manhattan on Monday, May 16, 2022. Citing high community transmission and rising hospitalizations from a fifth wave of coronavirus cases, New York City health officials on Monday strongly recommended that all individuals wear medical-grade masks in offices, grocery stores and other public indoor settings citywide.

May 17, 2022 at 6:20 am

Coronavirus daily news updates, May 17: What to know today about COVID-19

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Residents wearing face masks line up behind barricaded tapes for COVID mass testing near a residential area on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) XAW101 XAW101

May 16, 2022 at 6:26 am

LiveCoronavirus daily news updates, May 16: What to know today about COVID-19

We’re updating this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world.

People are silhouetted as an almost full moon rises above the sky in Grozny, Russia, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev) LUN109 LUN109

May 16, 2022 at 6:20 am

Enjoy the blood moon's total eclipse — and a bit of Seattle sarcasm VIEW

A total lunar eclipse — an event where the Earth casts its shadow on the moon — graced skies around the world on Sunday.

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Healthcare workers give a child a booster shot of the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Paul Harris School in Santiago, Chile, Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) EFX103

May 14, 2022 at 8:02 am

Coronavirus daily news updates, May 14: What to know today about COVID-19

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