From the ashes of the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak, attempts at righting the situation are in progress. (Sadly, so are attempts to make things even worse.)
Tag: COVID-19 Pandemic
“The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV‑2),” the pandemic’s Wikipedia entry explains. “The novel virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019; a lockdown in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province failed to contain the outbreak, and it spread to other parts of mainland China and around the world.”
This is an archive of posts about the pandemic published by NPI’s Cascadia Advocate, including posts published as part of our COVID-19 Update series.
Progressive champion Representative Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for COVID-19
Sad news to share: our own Representative Pramila Jayapal says that she has tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Read her full statement.
U.S. House resoundingly adopts CASH Act to boost COVID-19 recovery payments to $2,000
The legislation earned the near unanimous support of the Democratic caucus. Democrats were joined by forty-four Republicans, including Washington State’s Jaime Herrera Beutler and Oregon’s Greg Walden.
BC’s NDP government authorizes COVID-19 relief as province begins a dark, dreary winter
Premier John Horgan’s government has put together a COVID-19 Recovery Benefit program, in which an estimated 3.7 million B.C. residents will get grants up to $1,000 (Canadian) per family and $500 for individuals.
Donald Trump says that he and Melania Trump have tested positive for SARS-CoV‑2
Having spent months utterly failing to protect Americans from COVID-19 and completely disregarding the guidance of public health experts, Donald Trump now finds himself and his wife infected with the virus.
Scramble for the Senate: Can Al Gross topple Republican Dan Sullivan in the Last Frontier?
Senate Democrats are backing a quintessentially Alaskan doctor who is running as an independent in the hopes that he can pull off an upset win.
COVID-19 Update: Many school districts plan to open for the fall in remote-only mode
As the 2020–2021 school year approaches, the longer-term repercussions of the nation’s failure to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic are starting to become painfully apparent.
COVID-19 Update: Business, social activities restricted as region struggles to combat virus
The Pacific Northwest is trying to determine the best combination of restrictions to slow the spread of SARS-CoV‑2 without going back to a full scale lockdown.
COVID-19 Update: Governor Jay Inslee’s emergency powers affirmed by federal judge
While new cases of COVID-19 proliferate, the right wing continues to hamper efforts to fight the virus, despite losing a major legal challenge.
COVID-19 Update: Rolling, rolling, rolling…
The Pacific Northwest faces increased rate of infection from the pandemic and considers its options.
Tim Eyman proposes risking the lives of a lot of people with a massive election night party
The longtime scammer is essentially trying to organize a “COVID party”, where people could contract the novel coronavirus in large numbers.
Tim Eyman says he’s worried about facial recognition. So why won’t he wear a mask?
Throwing on a face covering can help frustrate the very technology that Tim Eyman says is a danger to our personal liberty. But Eyman has likened mask wearing to tyranny.
COVID-19 Update: Pacific Northwest embraces mandatory mask directives
As British Columbia makes additional moves to reopen its economy, Washington has mandated the wearing of masks in public and Oregon has completed a special legislative session focusing on COVID-19 and police reform.
The Pandemic is Personal: Jeffrey Robinson on celebrating PRIDE during COVID-19
An LGBTQ+ Democratic Party leader shares his views on the importance and meaning of PRIDE during the novel coronavirus pandemic.