King County Public Health: Addition to Question 7: Post a sign near your business entrance requiring customers to wear cloth masks and other information.

Public Health, Seattle & King County. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Most children who are sick with COVID-19 will have mild cases. However, some children and youth may develop a rare complication that can impact young people who have had COVID-19. It is called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Children/youth who develop this will need to be hospitalized for treatment. Not all children who develop MIS-C will have had symptoms of COVID-19, and some may have had symptoms weeks earlier. To read in Amharic, Chinese-Traditional, Hindi, Khmer, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese, visit this page >.

Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman today announced a statewide mandatory face covering order that will take effect Friday, June 26.

Guidance Sporting Activities in Phases 2 and 3: Professional Sporting Activities, and Phase 2 and 3 Recreational Sporting Activities

Professional Sports & Other Sporting Activities Phase 2 and 3 COVID-19 Requirements

Governor Inslee Outdoor Recreation, Phase 1 Clarifications and Phase 2 Requirements – Gondola operations; Outdoor guided activities, including guided hikes, climbs, and bicycling and rafting tours; Charterboat excursions; Zoos.

COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers

Outdoor Recreation Phase 1 Clarifications and Phase 2: Staffed outdoor tennis facilities public and private, Guided ATV, Paddle sports, and horseback riding, Guided fishing, Go-cart tracks, ORV/motocross facilities, and participant-only motorsports, Gondolas, Zoos, and all other activities substantially similar in operation and equally able to meet the requirements mandated by this memorandum

Washington State Parks announce limited opening for day use AND CAMPINGGov. Jay Inslee today announced the state’s plan for restarting religious and faith-based services for Phases 1 and 2 of Washington’s “Safe Start” reopening plan. 

Inslee issues additional guidance for fitness operations in Phase 2 and……Fitness & Training Restart COVID-19 Re-opening Requirements  

Face covering directive goes into effect today: Prevent spreading COVID-19 when unable to maintain 6 feet of distance, Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Inslee issues additional guidance for pet grooming operations

Pet Grooming Industry COVID-19 Requirements

Medical and Dental Elective Procedures to Resume

COVID-19 transmission rate may be increasing in King County and Western Washington; persisting higher in Eastern Washington  

Inslee Guidance Resuming Personal Service

Phase 2 Personal Services COVID-19 Requirements

Phase 2 Restaurant/Tavern Reopening COVID-19 Requirements

Latest data shows the COVID-19 transmission rate could be rising across King County and the rest of western Washington after previous indications the transmission rate had fallen below a critical threshold.Inslee announces three Safe Start advisory groups

Inslee signs new COVID-19 order for phased re-opening of Washington’s economy-A Phased Approach to Recovery.

Inslee issues additional guidance for outdoor recreation in Phase 1 Clarification and Phase 2 Requirement

Phase 1 and Phase 2 Outdoor Recreation Guidance

Inslee issues additional guidance for golf In Phase 2

• Memo: Golf Phase 1 Clarifications and Phase 2 Requirements
• Phase 1 Golf Restart Clarifications to COVID-19 Requirements and Recommendations
• Phase 2 Golf Restart COVID-19 Requirements and Recommendations

Washington State: issues guidance to clarify limits on elective surgeries.

Washington State Easing of Certain COVID-19 social distancing restrictions.

Kirkland Parks and Community Services April 15 update

Inslee, leading nonprofits launch fund for state’s food banks as supply levels drop

Inslee extends school closures for the rest of the 2019-20 school year

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Use of Cloth Face Coverings; Instructions on How To Make A Cloth Face Covering; Questions and Answers

Public Health King County: Need for blood donations.

Washington state to send ventilators from the Strategic National Stockpile to the SNS inventory to help states facing higher numbers of COVID-19 cases.

News Release March 21, 2020: Department of Health Releases Personal Protective Equipment Distribution Guidelines

Kirkland Police Department Adjusts Protocols to Protect Community and Officer Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic

King County Metro Services > Changes to Eastside Bus Services

Metro Will Temporarily Reduce Services from Monday, March 23, 2020

Washington counties now eligible for disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The Washington State Department of Health and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) are making sure residents don’t face financial barriers to COVID-19 testing when they need it. Insurance Commissioner Kreidler issued an emergency order to state-regulated health plans on March 5 to:

• Cover testing (including any lab fees) and the related visit for COVID-19 without copays or deductibles.
• Suspend any prior authorization requirement for treatment or testing of COVID-19.

• Allow enrollees to be treated by another provider within a reasonable distance at no additional cost if there are not enough in-network providers.

Inslee signing statement Monday, March 16, 2020, on statewide emergency proclamation to temporarily shutdown restaurants, bars and entertainment and recreational facilities

WA Department of Health (DOH): Eligible donors urged to continue to give blood amid COVID-19 concerns.  IMPORTANT from the CDC: Arrivals from countries with widespread sustained transmission arriving in the United States.
WA DOH: Symptoms and Testing, Resources and Recommendations. DOH: 1-800-525-0127

Price Gouging
What To Do

Office of the Attorney General of Washington State

How to File A Price Gouging Complaint with Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Office

Consumer Protection

Call centers are open M-F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• 1-800-551-4636 (in-state only)
• 1-206-464-6684 (out-of-state callers)
• 1-800-833-6388 (Washington State Relay Service for the hearing impaired)