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April 1, 2020

• Restaurant closures hit more than chefs, wait staff. Suppliers feeling coronavirus pain, too
• Tacoma-Pierce County death notices for April 1, 2020
• Closure of Emerald Queen casino operations extended; layoffs, furloughs announced
• Pierce County health care workers petition for hazard pay amid coronavirus crisis
• FEMA grants Pierce County $15 million for coronavirus response
• Why are more than a thousand unused COVID-19 test kits sitting in storage in Tacoma?
• Lunch on Lizzo? Grammy winner sends thanks to Washington nurses fighting coronavirus
• CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Washington issues housing grant; recovered cases sought for plasma
• Inslee calls on firms to make safety equipment for COVID-19 fight
• Costco and Home Depot limiting shoppers inside stores under new coronavirus policies
• Pierce County officials can decide how to use 1,000 COVID-19 test kits sitting in storage, feds say
• Billions in federal aid headed to Washington to deal with coronavirus crisis
• Pierce County death toll now at 7 from COVID-19; total cases at 423
• State health officer apologizes for delay in COVID-19 data posting
• Inslee urges firms to help homeowners unable to make mortgage payments
• West Pierce firefighter tests positive for coronavirus; 19 quarantined
• Tacoma girl gets a special 11th birthday party despite coronavirus restrictions
• Pierce County effort turns to 3D printing for reusable medical masks during coronavirus crisis
• After postponed initial launch, Sprouts announces opening date of Silverdale grocery
• Democrats: Trump ‘hoax’ quote twisted out of context
• White House: Wrong time to pledge cash to Venezuela
• Healthcare: Keep options open for cancer survivors
• Trump: In crisis preparation, he’s no FDR
• Unemployment: COVID-19 shutdowns demand flexibility
• Puyallup nurse begs to join Washington coronavirus fight. It’s a shame the state won’t let her
• NFL drives on through coronavirus pandemic, intends to start full 2020 season on time
• Jadeveon Clowney reportedly drops his asking price down to where Seahawks apparently are
• Laid-off bicyclist turns COVID-19 anger into business — yelling messages to people stuck at home
• Man found shot to death in Tacoma apartment