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Frustrations continue with lack of personal protective equipment

May 7, 2020, 12:12 PM | Updated: Oct 7, 2024, 10:54 am

KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo cover new numbers that show coronavirus cases are concentrated in nursing homes. How is community spread happening?

Washington state is still scrambling to keep up with the demands for personal protective equipment (PPE), especially as more industries and businesses reopen.

And, effective immediately, you can order mixed drinks again in restaurants, and have them delivered. Previously, restaurants could only sell cocktail kits that included all the ingredients required to make a drink at home.

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Frustrations continue with lack of personal protective equipment