Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Extended coverage of the outbreak of a new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2; the illness it causes, COVID-19; and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world.

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Key resources and information

Resources

How to properly wear a face mask to slow the spread of coronavirus

Mapping a pandemic

Track the spread of coronavirus across Washington and the world

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Health

Charts, mask how-tos and more resources to help you understand the pandemic and get through it safely

(Design by Frank Mina / The Seattle Times)
Lives Remembered

The stories of people we have lost to COVID-19

FareStart is providing meals at 26 Seattle Public School sites through at least mid-fall.

Back-to-school resources for parents, from meals to child care to technology and more

In this file photo, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listens during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 4, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration announced its strategy Wednesday for distributing any eventual COVID-19 vaccine. (Al Drago/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS) 1771122 1771122

CDC testing guidance was published against scientists’ objections

State Epidemiologist for Communicable Diseases and Deputy Health Officer, Dr. Scott Lindquist, talks to the media about recent possible cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) while at the Washington State Department of Health in Shoreline on Friday, October 28, 2016. AFM remains a very rare disease, with less than one in a million people ever developing it.

COVID-19 contact tracing efforts are falling short in Washington state, new report says

Rolling Stones fans wear face masks as they queue during the opening of Rolling Stones flagship store in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The shop will sell fashion and merchandise, as well as music, from the famous rock band. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) FAS108 FAS108

You’re not imagining it: Masks can make your eyes feel dry. Here’s what to do.

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