Coronavirus daily news updates, May 16: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the nation

As “rumors and misinformation” circulate online about coronavirus quarantine orders around Washington, the state Department of Health clarified Friday that people won’t be forced to participate in contact tracing and enforced quarantines are a rare measure used only by local health districts. Gov. Jay Inslee added Friday — in a reversal of his controversial order earlier this […]