HURT.
HURT. THE
HURT. THE RED CROSS IS NOW HELPING
THE 80 PEOPLE WHO HAD TO LEAVE
THAT MOTEL.
THAT MOTEL. >>> NOW TO A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN
THAT MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS IN
CHILDREN, LINKED TO COVID-19.
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH, ALONG WITH SNOHOMISH
AND SEATTLE KING COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICIALS CONFIRMED TWO CASES
OF THE ILLNESS. THE PATIENTS
INCLUDE A CHILD YOUNGER THAN 10
IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, AND A
CHILD BETWEEN 10 AND 19 YEARS
OLD FROM KING COUNTY.
BOTH ARE BEING TREATED AT
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
SO FAR, THESE ARE THE ONLY
CASES REPORTED IN THE STATE.
OVER 135 CASES HAVE NOW BEEN
REPORTED IN CHILDREN ACROSS AT
LEAST 19 STATES IN WASHINGTON
DC.
DC.
DC. LOCAL
DC. LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
WORKING WITH THE CDC TO HELP
IDENTIFY SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS
WHICH INCLUDE FEVER,
INFLAMMATION, RASH, RED EYES, OR
ABDOMINAL PAIN.
ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
RECENTLY ASKED ALL HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS IN THE STATE TO BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR CASES AND
IMMEDIATELY REPORT THEM.
>>> STARTING TODAY, PEOPLE IN
WHATCOM COUNTY MUST WEAR FACE
MASKS IN PUBLIC IF THEY CANNOT
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING.
THE RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO
CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OLD,
OR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL
DISABILITIES, OR ILLNESSES WEAR
FACE COVERINGS WOULD NOT BE
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. >>>
SAFE. >>> KNEW AT NOON, PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS CALLING FOR GOVERNORS
TO ALLOW PLACES OF WORSHIP
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REOPEN
THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WEEKEND. SPEAKING DURING A WHITE HOUSE
PRESS CONFERENCE JUST A SHORT
TIME AGO, THE PRESIDENT SAID HE
CONSIDERS HOUSES OF WORSHIP
ESSENTIAL. THIS COMES AS THE
CDC IS STILL WORKING TO
FINALIZE GUIDELINES TO SAFELY
REOPEN CHURCHES.
REOPEN CHURCHES. HERE IN WASHINGTON GOVERNOR
INSLEE ALLOWED DRIVE-IN
SERVICES TO RESUME IN PHASE 1
OF REOPENING.
OF REOPENING. >>> TODAY, THE STATE APPROVED
FOR MORE COUNTIES TO ENTER
PHASE 2 OF REOPENING, ADAMS
COUNTY, LEWIS COUNTY AND
SPOKANE COUNTY ARE GETTING THE
GREEN LIGHT.
GREEN LIGHT. PACIFIC, GRANT, AND CALLOUS
COUNTIES GOT THE GO-AHEAD FROM
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE LAST
NIGHT, THIS MAKES 14 COUNTIES
NOW APPROVED FOR PHASE 2, AND
11 COUNTIES ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
FOR A VARIANCE TO DO SO.
>>> THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS
HERE, SOME NATIONAL FOREST
LANDS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON ARE
REOPENING TODAY.
REOPENING TODAY. CAMPGROUNDS WILL STAY CLOSED,
WHILE TRAILHEADS AND OTHER
AREAS WILL START TO OPEN, WITH
SOME LIMITS.
SOME LIMITS. HERE'S AMY MARINO IN OLYMPIA.
>> Reporter: TODAY, THEY ARE
STARTING WITH THIS PHASED-IN
APPROACH TO OPENING UP PARTS OF
THE SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST.
CAMPGROUNDS ARE GOING TO STAY
CLOSE, BUT MANY OF THE
TRAILHEADS AND RECREATION AREAS
CAN START OPENING UP, DEPENDING
ON THE STAFF THAT THEY HAVE.
NOW, SOME THINGS ARE GOING TO
BE DIFFERENT.
BE DIFFERENT. RESTROOMS WILL STAY CLOSED, SO,
YOU WANT TO PLAN FOR THAT.
AND, THERE IS NO GARBAGE
SERVICE SO YOU WILL HAVE TO
PACK OUT YOUR GARBAGE, AND THAT
INCLUDES PET WASTE.
NOW, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO BRING
YOUR OWN WATERS, THEY SAY YOU
WILL REALLY HAVE TO BE SELF-
SUFFICIENT.
SUFFICIENT. THE FOREST SERVICE HAS MANY OF
THE TASKS THEY DO WITH THE SITES
TO REPAIR THEM FOR VISITS HAVE
BEEN DELAYED SO THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE YOU CAN EXPECT DEPENDS
ON HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE
AND IF THEY CAN WORK SAFELY.
KEEP IN MIND, THERE WILL BE
SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT
ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE
STILL COVERED IN SNOW OR
POSSIBLY WERE DAMAGED BY
WEATHER DURING THE WINTER
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO
GET ALL THOSE THINGS OPENED UP.
NOW, WE HAVE ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION FOR YOU ON THE
WEBSITE IF YOU TEXT 244845 WE
CAN SEND THAT INFORMATION TO
YOU INCLUDING STATE TRAILS THAT
ARE OPEN JUST IN TIME FOR THIS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. IN OLYMPIA, AMY MARINO, KING5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> MANY COMMUNITIES ARE
FRUSTRATED WITH THE PHASED
REOPENING, THE MAYORS OF SUMNER
AND BONNEY LAKE AND PIERCE
COUNTY SENT A JOINT LETTER TO
THE GOVERNOR, ASKING HIM TO LET
BUSINESSES IN THEIR SMALLER
CITIES REOPEN.
CITIES REOPEN. DESPITE I HAVE A LOT OF
FEEDBACK FROM THAT LETTER, AND
A LOT OF FOLKS ARE JUST HAPPY
THAT CITIES ARE FIGHTING FOR
THEIR ECONOMY.
THEIR ECONOMY. BECAUSE,
BECAUSE,
BECAUSE, >> BILL PUGH SAYS A ONE-SIZE-
FITS-ALL APPROACH DOES NOT WORK.
THEY SHOULD ALLOW THE
BUSINESSES TO OPEN WHEN THEY
FEEL IS