Voices of the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has forced all of us to reconsider the most basic elements of how we live and move around. It's tested us in ways we are only beginning to understand, and it's taught us things about ourselves we might not have expected. In this series, we'll hear from those at the front lines fighting this disease, as well as the many people impacted by the crisis in so many ways. And we want to hear your story. What have you learned? What decisions have you faced? How are you thinking differently about your future? Most of all, how are you surviving?
Tell us your story. We're listening.
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It takes a lot of people to keep a hospital running
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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The grief is crushing this Seattle pastor. And so she lights a candle every day
Plymouth Church, in downtown Seattle, isn’t holding services in person. But it’s more than church services that are affected by social distancing. As an older congregation, its members are especially vulnerable by the coronavirus. The church’s lead pastor, Dr. Reverend Kelle Brown says the pandemic has challenged how she sees herself and her job.
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This Washington tribe has zero coronavirus cases. They plan to keep it that way
"If we were to lose a handful of those people, it would just be devastating."
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I got the coronavirus at Monroe prison. This is how it went
Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak in their own words.
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Sorry, we're still stuck at home together
Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak in their own words.
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Life with a newborn during the coronavirus pandemic
Melissa Santos is a Seattle journalist and a new mom. She gave birth as the coronavirus began to spread in Washington state.
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Ramadan on Zoom: A reminder that we are alone before God
Religious gatherings aren’t currently allowed in Washington state because of the pandemic. For Muslims, that’s especially hard right now, because this is the holy month of Ramadan.
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Staying home: I hope they know they're doing it for their community and, in a sense, also for me
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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I put people on mechanical ventilators. Here's what I've seen
Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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For the first time in my life, I'm actually missing traffic
Theresa Tobin drives a bus for King County Metro. The pandemic has had her rethinking a lot of things about her job and what she values in her life. Here she is, in her own words.
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I can't stop touching people. Even now during coronavirus
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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A year after buying a restaurant, how do you lay off 90 percent of your staff?
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. Desirae Aylesworth, owner of Wild Mountain Café in Seattle’s Crown Hill neighborhood, shares her reflection.