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Quarantine motels spark fear in virus-struck Washington state

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Officials in Washington state have moved to fill four properties bought to house those unable to self-quarantine
Officials in Washington state have moved to fill four properties bought to house those unable to self-quarantine (AFP Photo/Michelle WALLARD MARTIN)

Michelle Wallar MARTIN AFP March 17, 2020, 1:25 AM CDT

Officials in Washington state have moved to fill four properties bought to house those unable to self-quarantine

Officials in Washington state have moved to fill four properties bought to house those unable to self-quarantine (AFP Photo/Michelle WALLARD MARTIN)

Seattle (AFP) – A project to set up “quarantine motels” in the US coronavirus epicenter of Washington state has infuriated local residents who fear they will be exposed to a high risk of infection.

More than half of all US novel coronavirus deaths so far have struck in King County, which encompasses the city of Seattle. The region has suffered 43 fatalities.

With the entire northwestern state going into lockdown Monday — bars, restaurants, gyms and museums are all closed — officials have moved to fill four properties bought to house those unable to self-quarantine.

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Kent mayor Dana Ralph has called for heightened security including physical fencing (AFP Photo/Michelle WALLARD MARTIN)
Kent mayor Dana Ralph has called for heightened security including physical fencing
Kent mayor Dana Ralph has called for heightened security including physical fencing (AFP Photo/Michelle WALLARD MARTIN)
The scheme is intended to relieve hospitals as resources grow increasingly stretched by the pandemic (AFP Photo/Michelle WALLARD MARTIN)
The scheme is intended to relieve hospitals as resources grow increasingly stretched by the pandemic
The scheme is intended to relieve hospitals as resources grow increasingly stretched by the pandemic (AFP Photo/Michelle WALLARD MARTIN)
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A Boeing employee has tested positive for coronavirus in Washington


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grapier@businessinsider.com (Graham Rapier,Reuters) Business Insider March 10, 2020, 7:52 AM CDT

  • A Boeing employee in Washington has tested positive for the coronavirus, the company said late Monday. 
  • Coworkers of the affected employee have been asked to self-quarantine and monitor for any symptoms, Boeing said. 
  • Any other workers who are able to telecommute have also been asked to work from home.

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Airline Employee Steals Plane, Crashes Near Seattle

Stolen Plane Crashes After Airline Employee Takes Off From Seattle Airport- Read on The New York Times

Authorities said a 29-year-old Horizon Airlines employee stole an empty passenger plane and crashed it on an island in south Puget Sound on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018.

Flames could be seen on Ketron Island, Washington, where the stolen plane crashed late Friday, Aug. 10, 2018.

An empty passenger airplane, stolen from the Seattle-Tacoma airport, makes an unlikely upside-down aerial loop, then flying low over Puget Sound before crashing into the sparsely populated Ketron Island in Washington, Aug. 10, 2018.

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