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A swimmer enters the Puget Sound at Alki Beach Park Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Seattle, where people are asked to maintain a physical distance of at least six feet apart in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Health officials reported Sunday that there have been at least 95 coronavirus deaths in Washington state and nearly 2,000 confirmed cases. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

A swimmer enters the Puget Sound at Alki Beach Park Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Seattle, where people are asked to maintain a physical distance of at least six feet apart in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Health officials reported Sunday that there have been at least 95 coronavirus deaths in Washington state and nearly 2,000 confirmed cases. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

March 23, 2020

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Washington governor issues two-week stay-at-home order
March 23, 2020 11:24 p.m.

Washington governor issues two-week stay-at-home order

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday ordered nonessential businesses to close and the state’s more than 7 million residents to stay home unless necessary in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.