Seattle/ Community & Society
Published on March 16, 2020
Top Seattle news: Restaurants, bars, entertainment closed; 5 new cases of coronavirus at UW; morePhoto: Luca Micheli/Unsplash

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Seattle.

XFL teams on alert after Seattle Dragons player tests positive for coronavirus

Three XFL teams have been put on alert after the league said that an unidentified Seattle Dragons player learned Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Read the full story on ABC13 Houston.

Restaurants, bars, entertainment to close statewide today; effective Sunday in King County

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday night that he would order all bars, restaurants, entertainment and recreation facilities to temporarily close to fight the spread of coronavirus in the state with by far the most deaths in the U.S. from the disease.

Read the full story on Q13FOX.

5 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 at UW bring total to 8

There are now eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 in members of the UW Seattle community, according to an updated count Sunday.

Read the full story on www.dailyuw.com.

Seattle cathedrals empty on Sunday morning 

The sanctuaries at Seattle's two great cathedrals, St. Mark's and St. James, were silent on Sunday morning. Seattle is live-streaming for Lent.

Read the full story on SeattlePI .

Amazon's cashierless grocery store cameras fooled by trickster's wardrobe change

Amazon's new Go grocery store in Seattle relies on an army of cameras and sensors, and, naturally, someone tried to fool them.

Read the full story on Business Insider.


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