Our Role in Safe Take-Out Dining

March 23, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Under the current Health Order, restaurants may remain open for drive-through, delivery, and pick-up. Our Food Program also has a role to play in working with food service establishments so that they comply with the health order.

Community is our anchor during COVID-19

March 14, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

How do we get on with living when life is so altered? Our best answer is that we’ll get through this outbreak by building community and making sacrifices out of love. What does that look like? It means preserving the healthcare system for those who need it most, social distancing but not social isolation, and supporting one another.

New Public Health Recommendations to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus

March 4, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

Information on coronavirus is rapidly changing. For the most up-to-date information, please visit kingcounty.gov/covid Public Health – Seattle & King County is taking proactive steps to protect the health of our community by making recommendations that are meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in our community and reduce the number of […]

Planning for a Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: What You Can Do to Prepare at Home, at Work and in the Community

February 13, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

The outbreak of novel coronavirus continues to grow in China and cases have been reported from multiple other countries. Widespread transmission is still limited to China and has not been reported from other countries at this time. Fourteen cases have been reported in the US, and there is no community spread occurring anywhere in the […]

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