What you need to know about coronavirus Monday, Sept. 14 – KING5.com

Find developments on the coronavirus pandemic and the plan for recovery in the U.S. and Washington state.

Where cases stand in Washington

COVID-19 testing sites closed Monday

The COVID-19 testing sites run by the City of Seattle will be closed on Monday due to poor air quality.

The Seattle Fire Department said anyone who had an appointment scheduled for Monday will receive a notification.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday morning that the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will look very different for 2020.

"It will not be the same parade we're used to," de Blasio said. "They're reinventing the event for this moment in history. And you will be able to feel the spirit and the joy of that day."

The mayor said that the parade will not be "live" this year, its "reimagined" format will still be shown online and on TV for Thanksgiving. He said Macy's would be releasing additional details about its plans later on Monday.

British scientists are beginning a small study comparing how two experimental coronavirusvaccines might work when they are inhaled by people instead of being injected.

In a statementon Monday, researchers at Imperial College London and Oxford University said a trial involving 30 people would test vaccines developed by both institutions when participants inhale the droplets in their mouths, which would directly target their respiratory systems.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection rates.

Beginning Friday, the start of the Jewish High Holiday season, schools, restaurants, malls and hotels will shut down, among other businesses, and Israelis will face restrictions on movement and on gatherings.

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