by Emerald Staff
As King County moves through a phased re-opening of businesses and regular activities, we've updated our living guide to be more relevant to the current state of the pandemic. This our archives page. For the latest local coverage of COVID-19-related announcements and events, please follow along with our daily posts (on the home page). We're also adding relevant updates to this post.
We created a living guide to provide a trusted aggregate resource for South Seattle during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the guide archives—all our pandemic coverage from March 6, 2020 to June 12, 2020 in one place.
Looking for COVID-19 Updates and current pandemic-related articles for Seattle and King County? Visit this post.
6/12/20 — STORIES:
6/10/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Seattle Announces 500 Permanent Homes in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Crisis … Read details about these updates >
6/9/20 — STORIES:
6/8/20 — STORIES:
6/5/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Limited Modified Openings and Re-openings of Businesses, Recreation, and Personal Activities Will Be Allowed in King County … Read details about these updates >
6/4/20 — STORIES:
6/2/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Gov. Inslee Extends Protections For Renters … Read details about these updates >
5/29/20 — STORIES:
5/28/20 — STORIES:
5/27/20 — STORIES:
5/26/20 — STORIES:
5/25/20 — STORIES:
5/24/20 — STORIES:
5/22/20 — STORIES:
5/21/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Mayor Durkan to Host Southeast Seattle "Community Needs" Virtual Town Hall to Share COVID-19 Resources; King County Council Member Dunn Proposes New Plan for Property Tax Relief … Read details about these updates >
5/21/20 — STORIES:
5/20/20 — STORIES:
5/19/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
"Seattle Protects" Online Marketplace Connects Local Manufacturers and Those in Need of Face Coverings … Read details about these updates >
5/19/20 — STORIES:
5/18/20 — STORIES:
5/15/20 — STORIES:
5/14/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Food Lifeline to Distribute Free Food Boxes in South Seattle Friday; Washington State Potato Commission to Distribute Free Potatoes Thursday … Read details about these updates >
5/14/20 — STORIES:
5/13/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
QFC and Fred Meyer Announce Partnership with the City of Seattle and the Seattle Mariners for FREE COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing; King County Council Approves $60M for Continued COVID-19 Response … Read details about these updates >
5/13/20 — STORIES:
5/12/20 — STORIES:
5/11/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
City Allocates Nearly $4M in CARES Act Funds to Rental Assistance Programs … Read details about these updates >
5/11/20 — STORIES:
5/8/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
5/8/20 — STORIES:
5/7/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
City's Stay Healthy Streets Will Become Permanent; Major Seattle Parks to Begin Closing at 8 p.m. … Read details about these updates >
5/7/20 — STORIES:
5/6/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
King County Parks and Trails to Re-open May 8 … Read details about these updates >
5/6/20 — STORIES:
5/5/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Gov. Jay Inslee Announces Creation of Three Recovery-Focused Advisory Teams; Durkan Extends Moratoriums on Residential, Nonprofit, and Small Business Evictions Until June 4 … Read details about these updates >
5/5/20 — STORIES:
5/4/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Durkan Issues Executive Order to Extend City Closure Policies to Align With New 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy' Order … Read details about these updates >
5/4/20 — STORIES:
5/1/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
New Analysis Shows Pronounced Racial Inequities Among COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths … Read details about these updates >
5/1/20 — STORIES:
4/30/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
King Co. Council Vice Chair Dunn Asks for Report on Effectiveness of King County COVID-19 Response … Read details about these updates >
4/30/20 — STORIES:
4/29/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Rainier Valley Development Fund Partners with JPMorgan to Provide Financial Relief to Small Businesses in the South End … Read details about these updates >
4/29/20 — STORIES:
4/28/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Seattle Launches Mobile Assessment Teams to Test City's Most Vulnerable to COVID-19; Seattle Launches #SupportPugetSoundSmallBiz Map With Regional Partner Cities … Read details about these updates >
4/28/20 — STORIES:
4/27/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
State Lifts Restrictions on Some Outdoor Recreational Activities; Dunn Proposes King County Hiring Freeze; Dunn Proposes King County Hiring Freeze … Read details about these updates >
4/27/20 — STORIES:
4/24/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
State to Allow Some Construction Projects to Restart; Rainier Beach Neighborcare Providing COVID-19 Testing … Read details about these updates >
4/24/20 — STORIES:
4/23/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Durkan Kicks Off Virtual Town Hall Series … Read details about these updates >
4/23/20 — STORIES:
4/22/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
King County Unveils Remote Protection Order Filing in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic … Read details about these updates >
4/22/20 — STORIES:
4/21/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Two Formerly Incarcerated People Test Positive for COVID-19, the First Confirmed Cases at King County Correctional Facilities; Democrats and Republicans Appear to Reach Deal on $500 Billion Aid Package; Washington Unemployment Site Remains Overwhelmed, Officials Say "Keep Trying" … Read details about these updates >
4/21/20 — STORIES:
4/20/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
SPS to Give Students Either an "A" or "Incomplete"; Record Number of Washingtonians Apply For Unemployment Benefits; Trump to Suspend Immigration … Read details about these updates >
4/20/20 — STORIES:
4/17/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Early Data Estimates Almost 3 Percent Climb in State's Uninsured Rate; South Seattle Safeway Employee Dies from COVID-19 … Read details about these updates >
4/17/20 — STORIES:
4/16/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
King County Metro Further Reducing Service; Executive Pacific Hotel Opening 100 Rooms for Health Care Workers; Pride Events Shifting to Virtual Forums … Read details about these updates >
4/16/20 — STORIES:
4/15/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Early Models Suggest Social Distancing Working, but Washington is Nowhere Close to Getting Back to Normal; 80 Million Americans Receive Stimulus Payments; 50 New Tiny Houses Open to Shelter People Vulnerable to Covid-19; Washington Lost An Estimated 11,100 Jobs in March … Read details about these updates >
4/15/20 — STORIES:
4/14/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
City of Seattle Expands Grocery Voucher Program … Read details about these updates >
4/14/20 — STORIES:
4/13/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
City Has Now Opened 28 Classrooms of Emergency Child Care; Third Place Books Launches Books to Students Fund; City Announces First 250 Grantees of Small Business Stabilization Fund … Read details about these updates >
4/13/20 — STORIES:
4/10/20 — STORIES:
4/9/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Durkan Closes 15 Largest Parks and Beaches and Urges People to Stay Home; City of Seattle Seeking Continued Donations of PPE Supplies to First Responders and Frontline Workers … Read details about these updates >
4/9/20 — STORIES:
4/8/20 — STORIES:
4/7/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Inslee Delivers Update on State Economic Efforts, Rolls Out Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grant Program; Inslee launches Washington Food Fund to Support Statewide Food Banks; Durkan Announces Two Day Temporary Suspension of Public Works Construction for Health and Safety Training … Read details about these updates >
4/7/20 — STORIES:
4/6/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Washington Schools Will Remain Closed Through June; Durkan Issues Executive Order to Align City Policies with Extended 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy' Order; New Fund Gives Immediate Support to Restaurant Workers … Read details about these updates >
4/6/20 — STORIES:
4/5/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Gov. Jay Inslee Commits to Sending Back 400 Ventilators to Federal Government … Read details about these updates >
4/5/20 — STORIES:
4/4/20 — STORIES:
4/3/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Seattle Temporarily Eliminates Paid Parking; Sound Transit Further Reducing Link Light Rail Service; Expanded Resources for Childcare; IRS to Begin Sending Stimulus Checks on April 9; Durkan Announces Emergency Legislation to Keep Housing Projects Moving Forward … Read details about these updates >
4/3/20 — STORIES:
4/2/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee to Host COVID-19 Twitter Q&A Today at 12 p.m. … Read details about these updates >
4/2/20 — STORIES:
4/1/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Alternative Routes for Metro Bus Riders … Read details about these updates >
4/1/20 — STORIES:
3/31/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Council member Tammy Morales Hosting Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 Crisis; King Council Approves $2.2M for Emergency Childcare for First Responders and Other Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis; New Modeling Reports Suggest Positive Impact of Social Distancing Measures on COVID-19 Epidemic, but More Progress Needed; Seattle Has New #SupportSmallBiz Map … Read details about these updates >
3/31/20 — STORIES:
3/30/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling For Immediate Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Rent, Mortgage Payments; King County Extending First-Half Property Due Date to June 1 … Read details about these updates >
3/30/20 — STORIES:
3/29/20 — STORIES:
3/28/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Army to Send 300 Soldiers to Staff Seattle Field Hospital … Read details about these updates >
3/27/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Mayor Durkan To Issue Emergency Order to Fund Childcare for First Responders and Essential Workers; House Passes Emergency Relief Bill; City of Seattle Expands Resources for Those Experiencing Homelessness … Read details about these updates >
3/27/20 — STORIES:
3/26/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Army Corps of Engineers Chief Says Areas of CenturyLink Field Could be Retrofitted for Medical Usage; Seattle Comes Together to Celebrate People on the Front Lines in #MakeAJoyfulNoise;Record Number of Unemployment Claims Due to Coronavirus; Senate Passes $2 trillion Emergency Relief Bill, Awaits House Vote Friday … Read details about these updates >
3/26/20 — STORIES:
3/25/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
All King County Parks Are Closed; Essential Businesses Hiring During the Coronavirus Crisis in Washington; Senate to vote Wednesday on $2 trillion Coronavirus Bill … Read details about these updates >
3/25/20 — STORIES:
3/24/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Guidance for Child Care & Early Learning Programs That Are Part of the "Essential workforce"; Trump Wants "Country Opened by Easter"; Seattle Urges Residents and Businesses to Continue to Visit Community Resource Page; UW Researchers to Study Resilience, Well-being Among King County Residents During Pandemic … Read details about these updates >
3/24/20 — STORIES:
3/23/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Inslee Issues Stay-at-Home Order … Read details about these updates >
3/23/20 — STORIES:
3/22/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
President Trump orders National Guard to Washington State; Seattle Public Schools TV to Begin Monday; Downtown Link Light Rail Tunnel Construction Concludes … Read details about these updates >
3/22/20 — STORIES:
3/21/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Everett Mayor Tells Residents to Stay Home; King County Joins with Harborview Medical Center to Open COVID-19 Recovery Site for Unhoused Population; Seattle Temporarily Suspending Enforcement of 72-Hour Parking Violations, Booting and Towing … Read details about these updates >
3/21/20 — STORIES:
3/20/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Inslee Decides Against Shelter in Place; King County and City of Seattle Close Playgrounds and Sports Courts, Parks and Trails Users Directed to Follow Social Distancing Guidelines; King County's Online "Marketplace" Connects Donors With People and Organizations in Need; King County Metro to Discontinue Fare Collections Beginning Saturday; City of Seattle to Provide Immediate Rent Relief for Nonprofit and Small Business Tenants … Read details about these updates >
3/20/20 — STORIES:
3/19/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
No Shelter in Place Announcement From Inslee, Yet; Metro announces temporary service reductions starting Monday; Council Passes Emergency Legislation to Help Small Businesses, Provide Utilities Relief; Sound Transit to Temporarily Reduce Service on Link light rail, Sounder Trains, Some ST Express Routes; Seattle Designates COVID-19 Testing Site for First Responders, Conducted by First Responders; UW Advising Against Cherry Blossoms Visits Amid COVID-19 Outbreak; After Spike in Hiker Related Calls, King County Sheriff's Office Issues Safe Practices; Trump: FDA Will Fast Track Anti-Viral Treatments for Coronavirus Patients; Hospital Workers Produce DIY Masks as Medical Supplies Dwindle … Read details about these updates >
3/19/20 — STORIES:
3/18/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Inslee Announces Relief for Businesses, Workers, Renters and More in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak; Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Bill Providing Paid Leave to Small Fraction of U.S. Workers; Washington Safeways and Albertsons Will Reserve Time for "At-Risk" Shoppers; Durkan Signs Emergency Order to Temporarily Halt Evictions of Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations, Announces $1 Million Expansion of Small Business Stabilization Fund; White House Coronavirus Plan Could Send $2K to Many Americans; US and Canada Closing Border to Nonessential Travel; Washington Adopts New Guidelines for Unemployment Benefits … Read details about these updates >
3/18/20 — STORIES:
3/17/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Durkan Announces Initial $1.1 Million Arts Recovery Package to Support Creative Workers and Arts and Cultural Organizations Impacted by COVID-19; King County Sheriff's Office Will Not Execute Court Ordered Evictions; Amazon donates $50,000 in supplies for Kent facility in response to COVID-19; Trump Administration Looking Into Giving Cash to Americans … Read details about these updates >
3/17/20 — STORIES:
3/16/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Gov. Jay Inslee Announces Temporary Shutdown of Restaurants, Bars, Theaters, and Clubs; Durkan Announcement: City Will Provide $5M in Grocery Vouchers to Families in Need; UW Medicine Rolls Out Soft Launch for Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing; King Co. Sheriff Announces Additional Measures to Increase Social Distancing for Public-Facing Services; They latest reports from Washington State Department of Health Confirms 904 Cases of Coronavirus in WA—48 Deaths Among Them … Read details about these updates >
3/16/20 — STORIES:
3/15/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Gov. Jay Inslee to Sign Emergency Order to Temporarily Shut Down Bars and Restaurants, Limit Crowds to 50 People … Read details about these updates >
3/15/20 — STORIES:
3/14/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Mayor Jenny Durkan Signs Emergency Order to Place Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions; Columbia City Gallery Temporarily Closed; How to Hold Events With Fewer Than 250 People … Read details about these updates >
3/14/20 — STORIES:
3/13/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Statewide School Closures Plus King County Library Closures; Durkan Announces Small Business Fund … Read details about these updates >
3/13/20 — STORIES:
3/12/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Seattle Public Libraries to Close Temporarily; Gov. Jay Inslee Ordered K-12 Schools in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties Closed Through Late April; Events Capped at 250 attendees Says King County Health Officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin; Seattle Public Schools Announce District-wide Closure Beginning March 12; The Latest Health & Safety Guidelines From Seattle-King County Public Health … Read details about these updates >
3/12/20 — STORIES:
3/11/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
Coronavirus Has Become a Pandemic, WHO Says … Read details about these updates >
3/10/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:
COVID-19: IFRC, UNICEF and WHO Issue Guidance to Protect Children and Support Safe School Operations … Read details about these updates >
3/10/20 — STORIES:
3/6/20 — STORIES:
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