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March 26, 2020 1 p.m.

Hospitals and breweries team up to make hand sanitizer

When its regular operations winding down at the end of the day, the pharmacy staff for Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital begins work making hand sanitizer.

Ethanol plants seek rule changes to resupply hand sanitizer
March 26, 2020 4:40 p.m.

Ethanol plants seek rule changes to resupply hand sanitizer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As hospitals and nursing homes desperately search for hand sanitizer amid the coronavirus outbreak, federal regulators are preventing ethanol producers from providing millions of gallons of alcohol that could be transformed into the germ-killing mixture.

Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it
March 3, 2020 2:47 p.m.

Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it

NEW YORK (AP) — The hand sanitizers on Amazon were overpriced. A Walmart this weekend was completely sold out. Only on his third try was Ken Smith able to find the clear gel — at a Walgreens, where three bottles of Purell were left. He bought two.

July 23, 2020 1 a.m.

Here are hand sanitizers you’ll want to avoid

If you’re using hand sanitizer to avoid getting COVID-19, you need to be aware of a recent Food and Drug Administration warning to avoid several hand sanitizers because they contain a toxic chemical.

Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it
March 4, 2020 8:54 a.m.

Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it

NEW YORK (AP) — The hand sanitizers on Amazon were overpriced. A Walmart this weekend was completely sold out. Only on his third try was Ken Smith able to find the clear gel — at a Walgreens, where three bottles of Purell were left. He bought two.

March 23, 2020 5 p.m.

Dry Fly Distilling is making and distributing a hand sanitizer – “Spokanitizer” – to the community

For Overcast Innovations shop manager Bill Hart, it has been difficult to find hand sanitizer – a product integral to ensure the ssafety of his employees – at local stores during the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020 5 p.m.

Newport cannabis business using extra ethanol to make needed hand sanitizer to combat COVID-19

Even though marijuana retailers are still open across the state of Washington, cannabis business owner Joe Rammell looked at his supply of ethanol for extracts and thought it could be put to better use.

Shoppers clears store shelves of hand sanitizers, bottled water
March 8, 2020 11:14 p.m.

Shoppers clears store shelves of hand sanitizers, bottled water

MOSES LAKE — One of the many side effects of the worldwide attention to COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, was on display outside the Winco Foods store in Moses Lake on Sunday afternoon.

Students provide sanitizers to daily workers to fight virus
March 27, 2020 10:10 p.m.

Students provide sanitizers to daily workers to fight virus

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — They toil on the fringes, without any job security or set hours or decent wages. And the coronavirus has made their already difficult lives harder, and more hazardous.

Washington, DC, gets its first coronavirus pop-up shop
March 6, 2020 2:55 a.m.

Washington, DC, gets its first coronavirus pop-up shop

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital has pop-up shops for food and drink, even marijuana. And now, coronavirus prevention supplies.

March 11, 2020 midnight

Area stores taking some safety precautions amid coronavirus

An employee wearing protective blue gloves was wiping down the handles of grocery carts when customers walked into Clarkston’s Costco on Tuesday.

March 4, 2020 4 p.m.

Spokane district struggles to keep schools clean, communication clear as coronavirus spreads

Spokane Public Schools is attempting to emphasize clean buildings and a clear communication system as coronavirus spreads in Washington.

Thanks to the community
April 18, 2020 1 a.m.

Thanks to the community

Since the activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resources suddenly became strained. Personal protective equipment, paper towels and even hand sanitizer evaporated seemingly overnight. Without the invaluable help of the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene, who not only became a hub for community donations but also staffed the donation center, resources for first responders could have vanished.

March 4, 2020 4 p.m.

Spokane schools face challenges amid coronavirus concerns

Spokane Public Schools is emphasizing clean buildings and a clear communication system as coronavirus spreads in Washington.

May 31, 2020 1 a.m.

VIRUS: Rhetorical question?

I was wondering if physical distancing, masks, gloves, sanitizer, washing our hands and keeping those who are at risk self-isolated is keeping us safe now, how come it wouldn’t have kept us safe two months ago?

March 13, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Get those germs off, rub-a-dub-dub

Handwashing is suddenly a national obsession. If you add up the number of people sick with the regular flu and those with the coronavirus, then toss in all the people who are washing their hands every few minutes, it’s a wonder any work at all is getting done in this country.

March 19, 2020 5:06 p.m.

Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management needs supplies

The Kootenai County Emergency Operations Center has asked the public for support.

March 5, 2020 2 p.m.

Shoppers stock up on water bottles, toilet paper, soap in preparation for coronavirus

NAMPA — Many Treasure Valley shoppers were stocking up on paper products, soaps, canned food and face masks Wednesday in preparation for coronavirus to hit Idaho.

March 13, 2020 5 p.m.

Pandemic panic shopping again empties Spokane stores of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other goods

After she gathered what she needed from a chaotic Albertson’s on the South Hill on Friday night, Pam Travis faced a choice: wait in a line that stretched back through the store, or ditch her cart, go home and drink wine.

The stay-at-home dad The patient zero is 2
February 26, 2020 12:16 p.m.

The stay-at-home dad The patient zero is 2

Germs bother me. I wash my hands constantly, use bottles and bottles of hand sanitizer and avoid touching most communal items like door handles with my bare hands.