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The news is moving fast these days. People are ordered to stay home, businesses are shutting down, and the coronavirus continues to infect more people. KUOW's Paige Browning tells us what’s new today.

ALLEN, Texas — Collin County told residents to stay home. But it didn't tell businesses to close. Denton, Tarrant, and Dallas Counties did. Those three counties have ordered non-essential businesses ...

When the Department of Homeland Security released its criteria for “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” in March, it included a dizzying array of jobs across a host of industries: the flight ...

“The bearer of this letter,” the document says, “is providing life-sustaining and essential services.” That depends, of course, on how you define essential, a word some businesses are trying to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested Friday a further broadening of what constitutes an “essential” worker as he continues efforts to revive the coronavirus-staggered economy. However, bars ...

What is an essential worker? When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit our region, we heard a lot about them. People who worked in Healthcare, sanitation, supermarkets, and the post office became essential ...