Coronavirus Motel Ignites Clash at Epicenter of Seattle Outbreak
- Local backlash rages on King County plan for virus patients
- Controversy shows issues facing public health officials
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What started as a bold plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the Seattle area is quickly devolving into a Nimby battle.
Officials in King County, Washington, the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S., said this week they would use emergency powers to buy and renovate an Econo Lodge south of Seattle to house virus patients.