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Details: Written by By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writers; Published: 16 March 2020

The first vaccine shot tested for coronavirus is administered in Seattle(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Monday scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an anxiously awaited first-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed in record time

Details: Written by RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 16 March 2020

Tyler Baldwin mops the floor after closing for the night at the Taproom at Pike Place, Sunday, March 15, 2020 (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The ban wouldn't apply to grocery stores and pharmacies and that restaurants could continue take-out and delivery services

Details: Written by The Skanner News from wire reports; Published: 15 March 2020

Jails, libraries and schools close and Port of Seattle issues new rules for travelers as emergency measures are taken across the nation

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 13 March 2020

(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

In a letter, doctors acknowledge that Gov. Brown is in a difficult situation managing the crisis but said they are unequipped to handle the influx of patients that could come

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 12 March 2020

$250 million housing services program would be funded through business tax

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 12 March 2020

The Oregon Health Authority reported two men in their 80s at the Oregon Veterans' Home in Lebanon have become infected with COVID-19, with the statewide total being 21

Details: Written by MARTHA BELLISLE and RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 10 March 2020

A worker wears a mask as he loads new supplies of gloves, gowns, and other protective gear onto a cart at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

After 19 deaths from the coronavirus are linked to the Life Care Center, Gov. Jay Inslee outlines a list of requirements for long-term care facilities, including limits on visitors and screening workers for symptoms

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 10 March 2020

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown

Gov. Kate Brown is finalizing an executive order to cut Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions, though Republicans oppose it and predict a court fight

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 08 March 2020

Officials are recommending standard preventive behaviors such as washing hands and covering mouths and noses if coughing or sneezing

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 March 2020

The federal government has allocated $8.3 Billion in public health funding to tackle the new coronavirus COVID-19 while the Washington Legislature has committed $100 million in emergency funds