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What’s our new normal going to be when businesses safely reopen?

May 1, 2020, 12:52 PM | Updated: Oct 8, 2024, 6:38 am

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A couple wearing masks moving between terminals at Seattle-Tacoma Airport. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss Governor Jay Inslee’s expected extension of the Stay Home, Stay Healthy initiative, which will be announced in just a few hours.

What will our new normal look like? How will businesses safely reopen, and promise that they’ll actually be safe to work in and patronize?

Much needed COVID-19 test supplies on the way to Washington state

Plus, Dave downloaded one of those apps that will alert him if he comes into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. How anonymous are all of these apps, really?

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What’s our new normal going to be when businesses safely reopen?