King County plans to move nearly 400 homeless residents to hotels amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nearly 400 people experiencing homelessness will be moved from shelters into hotels as part of King County's effort to reduce crowding in homeless shelters amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The county said it is finalizing its agreements with three hotels in the region. The spaces will be used to reduce the number of people in high-capacity shelters and will not serve as quarantine or isolation facilities for people experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
The Sophia Way, Catholic Community Services and Downtown Emergency Service Center plan to move nearly 400 residents at their shelters to hotels in Bellevue, SeaTac and Renton.
The move comes as part of an ongoing effort by local officials to help shelters more closely follow social distancing guidelines as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues.
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