{"id":971,"date":"2021-03-27T09:10:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T08:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/27\/the-earlier-you-act-the-more-impact-how-seattle-tech-industry-led-on-covid\/"},"modified":"2021-03-27T09:10:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T08:10:47","slug":"the-earlier-you-act-the-more-impact-how-seattle-tech-industry-led-on-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/27\/the-earlier-you-act-the-more-impact-how-seattle-tech-industry-led-on-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The earlier you act, the more impact’: how Seattle tech industry led on Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology companies rallied to apply their expertise as King county went from the US center of the pandemic to one of the country\u2019s lowest death rates<\/p>\n

Last year, four days after the first recorded Covid-19 death in the United States was reported in Kirkland, Washington, just east of Seattle, Microsoft leaders jumped into action \u2013 recommending that their employees in the area work from home. Two days later, Amazon made a similar declaration.<\/p>\n

Combined, their announcements affected more than 100,000 employees in this Pacific north-west tech hub and came days before the Washington state governor\u2019s first major Covid mandate and more than a week before the US president declared an emergency for Covid.<\/p>\n

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\nTechnology companies rallied to apply their expertise as King county went from the US center of the pandemic to one of the country\u2019s lowest death rates
\nLast year, four days after the first recorded Covid-19 death in the United States was reported in Kirkland, Washington, just east of Seattle, Microsoft leaders jumped into action \u2013 recommending that their employees in the area work from home. Two days later, Amazon made a similar declaration.
\nCombined, their announcements affected more than 100,000 employees in this Pacific north-west tech hub and came days before the Washington state governor\u2019s first major Covid mandate and more than a week before the US president declared an emergency for Covid. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technology companies rallied to apply their expertise as King county went from the US center of the pandemic to one of the country\u2019s lowest death rates Last year, four days after the first recorded Covid-19 death in the United States was reported in Kirkland, Washington, just east of Seattle, Microsoft leaders jumped into action \u2013 …<\/p>\n

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