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8 tips for taking care of mind and body while at home during the coronavirus pandemic

Now that you've made pandemic grocery shopping part of your routine, here's how to take care of yourself — physically and mentally — while you're home.

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Christy Karras, a Seattle-based freelancer who had COVID-19. She’s outside her home, on her front porch, March 14, 2020. 213343 213343
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What I want you to know about coronavirus, from a Seattle woman who recovered from COVID-19

Vodka distiller Ian MacNeil fills one of his 1oz bottles with his mixture of alcohol and water. He was mad because there was so much hoarding of hand sanitizer that he decided to do something about it. 98% alcohol is a byproduct of his distillery, it’s a surplus commodity. Now he bottles little spray bottles and hands them out for free from his Glass Distillery, 1712 1st Ave South, in SODO. He dilutes the alcohol so its 85% and 15% water. Photos taken March 17, 2020. NOTE FDA WON’T LET HIM CALL IT HAND “SANITIZER” SO HE CALLS IT HAND CLEANER. 213376
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From whiskey, gin and vodka to hand sanitizer: Seattle-area distilleries pivot to fight coronavirus

Playing with bubbles in the backyard is a fun thing kids can do while staying home from school because of coronavirus closures.
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Ideas for virtual field trips and backyard fun with kids, as coronavirus closures continue

Tai Tung owner Harry Chan CQ chats with Michelle Tabor while packing her to go order in Seattle Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Tabor says she has been coming to Tai Tung since she was five and has eaten at every table in the restaurant. Tai Tung transitioned to having only orders to go on March 17, to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s emergency declaration temporarily closing restaurants and bars in Washington state to stop the spread of novel coronavirus. Chan said the first day of takeout orders were good, but Wednesday started slow. 213400
Food & Drink

Coronavirus relief fund established to help Seattle’s Chinatown-International District restaurants

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People gather outside Ballard’s Mainstay Provisions, one restaurant that has started selling pantry items in addition to sandwiches, pastries, and coffee.

Here are 5 Seattle restaurants now selling pantry staples like housemade sauce and pickles

Beloved Seattle restaurant owner Elizabeth Mar of Kona Kitchen and husband Robert Mar die of novel coronavirus

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Josie Alldredge, 18, stands at the summit on Broken Top Mountain.

Nuclear-weapons testing and cancer: A Snohomish teenager carries her family’s legacy to the summit of an Oregon mountain

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A sign about COVID-19 safely is posted at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2020. As Washington, D.C. continues to work to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mayor Muriel Bowser extended road closures and other measures to restrict access to the Tidal Basin the the cherry blossoms and other tourist attractions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) DCCK111

Can I get a refund on my Airbnb after the coronavirus outbreak?

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A variety of freeze-dried meals and pre-packaged meals and snacks are photographed Monday, March 9, 2020. 213255

Hungry in the backcountry? Here’s our taste-test of several brands of freeze-dried meals

Wellness

Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Shoppers coming out of Costco with home made masks for protection. The CDC weighing new advice on masks, experts say it won’t hurt unless you take from medical workers. 213520

CDC weighing new advice on masks in fighting coronavirus; experts say don’t take them from medical workers

Seattle Sketcher

Sketches inspired by coronavirus quarantine creativity indoors

Come fall, this massive aerial walkway will welcome international passengers to Seattle-Tacoma airport

Seattle’s Globe Bookstore prides itself on being ‘an orphanage for books,’ but its days may be numbered

Two Capitol Hill buildings, opposite each other on Broadway, tell the story of ‘new’ vs. ‘old’ Seattle in one glance

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Rant and Rave: Senior grateful for help with heavy boxes

RAVE for all those months I spent deployed at sea back in the 80s. I can now draw on that experience during this stay-home period. Now, if I could just get the steward to come in and clean up after me. RANT AND RAVE Rave to the wonderful and patient sales the inconsiderate, panicky people who...

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