March 2020

King County and Seattle Public Health share facts and data on coronavirus
Thinking behind the location of quarantine centers revealed

The King County and Seattle Public Health Departments shared a series of documents regarding the decision to establish quarantine facilities in the area, including one in Top Hat near White Center. The first of these is below regarding what they refer to as NPI's or Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions.

READ and DOWNLOAD the CORONA VIRUS FACT SHEET HERE

from King County and Seattle Public Health

WHAT ARE NPI’S?

The non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) below have been chosen by the Washington State Department of Health as the most effective strategies to minimize the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

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EVENT CANCELLED: Quail Park Memory Care wine tasting and Virtual Reality event set for March 13
In cooperation with Eight Bells Winery; Virtual tours of the winery will be featured

EIGHT BELLS Open House on Friday 3/13 at 4-6PM: Wine Tasting and VR Event at Quail Park of West Seattle

HomeAgain VR, Eight Bells Winery, and Red Willow Vineyard have teamed up to bring you an experience unlike any other. We will show you a breathtaking VR tour of the scenic Vineyard, followed by a visit to Eight Bells Winery, where we see the grapes being made into wine. It will feel as though you are actually there!

And of course, no visit to a vineyard and/or winery would be complete without a wine tasting! Frank Michiels, founder of Eight Bells, will be there to talk about and pour some of their best wines. The scenery may be virtual, but the wine is 100% real!

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West Seattle Senior Center announces closures due to coronavirus

The West Seattle Senior Center announced on Thursday that they would close on Friday for "all non-essential programs." Some essential programs will continue. But these measures will remain in effect until further notice.

In a memo sent to staff and members they said:

We will be closing the Senior Center as of Friday morning for all non-essential programs. We do not have a reopen date at this time due to the unusual circumstances.

These essential programs are continuing until further notice:

1. Tax Help Appointments - will take place on Friday, March 6 and TBD for the following week.

2. Community Dining - starting on Monday, March 9th we will be providing sack lunches to participants.

3. Tuesday, March 10th Foodbank Distribution We wi\\ provide prepared bags of food for pick-up.

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King County begins installing Coronavirus quarantine units near Top Hat

 King County Public Health has begun bringing in units to a site near Top Hat in North Highline  to house coronavirus patients who need emergency quarantine and isolated treatment. As of Wednesday 10 deaths and 39 cases have been reported in Washington State.

A mobile trailer was just placed on a piece of county owned property at 206 SW 112th Street and will be in operation for patients as later this week.

Each trailer holds four rooms and two bathrooms but those won't initially be hooked up to water and sewer services. County officials plan to provide portable water and sanitation facilities to get things set up quickly. Electrical contractors were on site one Wednesday doing wiring for the units. 

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