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A police officer patrols outside a hospital where it is believed but not confirmed that Britain&#039;s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is undergoing tests after suffering from coronavirus symptoms, in London, Monday, April 6, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson&#039;s office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus.

Faint glimmers of hope as virus deaths slow in places

A police officer patrols outside a hospital where it is believed but not confirmed that Britain&#039;s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is undergoing tests after suffering from coronavirus symptoms, in London, Monday, April 6, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson&#039;s office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus.

April 6, 2020, 2:20pm Latest News

The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appeared to be leveling off Monday in hard-hit New York, echoing a trend underway in Italy and Spain, while the crisis escalated alarmingly in Britain, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his condition deteriorated. Read story

Columbia River's Cole Delich reacts to being called out at Second Base during a game against Ridgefield at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Center on Tuesday night, April 16, 2019.

As governor closes schools through June, spring prep sports season officially ends

Columbia River's Cole Delich reacts to being called out at Second Base during a game against Ridgefield at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Center on Tuesday night, April 16, 2019.

April 6, 2020, 12:22pm Newsletter

High schools: Tim Martinez Read story

Rows of patient beds are shown at a military field hospital, Sunday, April 5, 2020, at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Officials said the facility, which will be used for people with medical issues that are not related to the new coronavirus outbreak, has more than 200 beds and is ready now to receive patients. (AP Photo/Ted S.

First DOC inmate tests positive for virus in Washington

Rows of patient beds are shown at a military field hospital, Sunday, April 5, 2020, at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Officials said the facility, which will be used for people with medical issues that are not related to the new coronavirus outbreak, has more than 200 beds and is ready now to receive patients. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 6, 2020, 10:27am Latest News

Authorities say an incarcerated man at Monroe Correctional Complex-Minimum Security prison tested positive for COVID-19, making his the first confirmed case contracted within Washington’s correctional facilities. Read story

Oregon surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases; number of cases nearly doubles in week’s span

April 6, 2020, 8:13am Northwest

COVID-19 cases have surpassed the 1,000 mark in Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Read story

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal talks to the media about the decision to close schools in three counties in response to COVID-19, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. All public and private K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties will be closed for six weeks, and Gov. Jay Inslee said there could be closures in more counties soon.

Washington superintendent says schools may remain closed

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal talks to the media about the decision to close schools in three counties in response to COVID-19, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. All public and private K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties will be closed for six weeks, and Gov. Jay Inslee said there could be closures in more counties soon.

April 6, 2020, 8:12am Latest News Free

State school superintendent Chris Reykdal said schools may remain closed for the rest of the school year in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read story

In this photo taken March 20, 2020, cattle rancher Mike Filbin stands on his property in Dufur, Ore., after herding some cows and talks about the impact the new coronavirus is having on his rural community. Tiny towns tucked into Oregon&#039;s windswept plains and cattle ranches miles from anywhere in South Dakota might not have had a single case of the new coronavirus yet, but their residents fear the spread of the disease to areas with scarce medical resources, the social isolation that comes when the only diner in town closes its doors and the economic free fall that&#039;s already hitting them hard.

Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows

In this photo taken March 20, 2020, cattle rancher Mike Filbin stands on his property in Dufur, Ore., after herding some cows and talks about the impact the new coronavirus is having on his rural community. Tiny towns tucked into Oregon&#039;s windswept plains and cattle ranches miles from anywhere in South Dakota might not have had a single case of the new coronavirus yet, but their residents fear the spread of the disease to areas with scarce medical resources, the social isolation that comes when the only diner in town closes its doors and the economic free fall that&#039;s already hitting them hard.

April 6, 2020, 6:05am Latest News

The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America’s urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponentially, might seem silly in wide-open places where neighbors live miles apart and “working from home” means another day spent branding calves or driving a tractor alone through a field. Read story

A person is loaded into an ambulance at Life Care Center in Kirkland, which has been at the center of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in the state. Residents of assisted living facilities and their loved ones are facing a grim situation as the coronavirus spreads across the country, placing elderly people especially at risk. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Sheltered at home, families broach end-of-life planning

A person is loaded into an ambulance at Life Care Center in Kirkland, which has been at the center of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in the state. Residents of assisted living facilities and their loved ones are facing a grim situation as the coronavirus spreads across the country, placing elderly people especially at risk. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 6, 2020, 6:00am Nation & World

Long before she contracted COVID-19 at a Kirkland nursing home, Barbara Dreyfuss made sure to document the wishes that would govern how she died. Read story

Construction workers labor at the construction site off South Dixie Highway and SW 37th Avenue in Coral Gables, Fla., on March 31, 2020.

What’s essential? Confusion clouds workers, employers

Construction workers labor at the construction site off South Dixie Highway and SW 37th Avenue in Coral Gables, Fla., on March 31, 2020.

April 5, 2020, 4:42pm Business

Are construction workers essential? It depends. Read story

Vince Viet Nguyen, center, visits his father Hoang Nguyen&#039;s grave Friday with his husband Michael Burleson, left. Hoang Nguyen died from COVID-19 and was buried on Wednesday, about 30 feet from his son Peter Nguyen.

Grief, compassion and ingenuity as the coronavirus brings endless complications to one family’s goodbye

Vince Viet Nguyen, center, visits his father Hoang Nguyen&#039;s grave Friday with his husband Michael Burleson, left. Hoang Nguyen died from COVID-19 and was buried on Wednesday, about 30 feet from his son Peter Nguyen.

April 5, 2020, 1:15pm Latest News

The cars streamed into the hospital parking lot close to midnight as the family of Hoang Dinh Nguyen rushed to say goodbye. At 72, he had survived war in Vietnam, a harrowing escape by boat, two strokes and cancer. Now, he seemed certain to succumb to the novel coronavirus. Read story

Dee Hamburger, a teacher librarian at Endeavour Elementary School, passes out Chromebook computers as Principal Lauren Bradley greets the students in their vehicles on Tuesday morning. Clark County school districts are set to go live on distance learning programs so children can keep up with their studies during the COVID-19 crisis.

Clark County school districts, teachers prepare for classes to resume remotely Monday

Dee Hamburger, a teacher librarian at Endeavour Elementary School, passes out Chromebook computers as Principal Lauren Bradley greets the students in their vehicles on Tuesday morning. Clark County school districts are set to go live on distance learning programs so children can keep up with their studies during the COVID-19 crisis.

April 5, 2020, 6:06am Clark County News

On any given day, Clark County educators are tasked with tending to the unique needs and challenges of thousands of children. Read story