King County Library System closures and other coronavirus responses

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King County Library System closures and other coronavirus responses

Late fees will be waived and holds will be extended in response to coronavirus.

A shot of downtown Kirkland. Samantha St. John of the city’s chamber of commerce said that Kirkland’s business community is likely being more detrimentally affected than others on the Eastside due to the city’s often being deemed the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic. Blake Peterson/staff photo

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‘We’re just kind of in limbo’: Eastside businesses feeling significant economic effects amid coronavirus pandemic

Eastside chamber representatives discuss the states of their business communities.

King County’s new Issaquah quarantine location on March 16, 2020. The County is leasing the former Holiday Inn motel as a quarantine site for coronavirus patient. Natalie DeFord / Staff Photo.

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New quarantine locations to open on Eastside

Public Health Seattle & King County announced new quarantine sites in Issaquah and Bellevue.

Libraries are the place to go according to poll

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Libraries are the place to go according to poll

Library will host short film festival on March 20.

Bars, gyms and more ordered closed in Washington state

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Bars, gyms and more ordered closed in Washington state

The orders are an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Real estate: coronavirus, mortgage rates and inventory

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Real estate: coronavirus, mortgage rates and inventory

A monthly real estate snapshot by John L. Scott Real Estate.

File photo                                Mercer Island seniors sing from their songbooks during an event in 2019 in the Fellowship Hall at Covenant Living at the Shores.

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How are Island senior facilities responding to coronavirus?

Senior care facilities are taking all recommended precautions, and more, to protect their residents.

Saint Katherine’s Orthodox Church in Kirkland, WA, on March 12, 2020. Mitchell Atencio/Staff Photo

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How are faith communities responding to the coronavirus pandemic?

Faith leaders from the Eastside are working to reschedule or digitize events and services in response to the…

Courtesy photo                                The start line of the 2019 Rotary Half Marathon on Mercer Island.

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Rotary half marathon canceled amid coronavirus fears

The club hopes to reschedule the race after the coronavirus outbreak led to its cancellation.

Island has two confirmed cases of coronavirus

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Island has two confirmed cases of coronavirus

Both residents were living in senior homes and have been hospitalized.

Mercer Island schools to close beginning March 13

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Mercer Island schools to close beginning March 13

The closure could extend to five to six weeks.

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks about closing all schools for six weeks in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Photo courtesy of tvw.org

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Governor closes all King, Snohomish and Pierce schools through April 24

Local school districts already had announced multiple week closures due to COVID-19.

Mercer Island teen creates viral website to track coronavirus

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Mercer Island teen creates viral website to track coronavirus

Avi Schiffmann’s website has millions of visitors from across the globe each day.