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Workers from a Servpro disaster recovery team wearing protective suits and respirators line up before entering the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. to begin cleaning and disinfecting the facility, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, near Seattle. The nursing home is at the center of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Inslee expands closures statewide, virus deaths reach 36
March 13, 2020 4:59 p.m.

Inslee expands closures statewide, virus deaths reach 36

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday expanded school closures and prohibited large gatherings across all of Washington in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus while health officials reportedat least five new deaths and more than 560 people positive tests.