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Sunday, March 15, 2020

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS- Rumor of Quarantining Washington State Not True


A rumor has been going around that there is a plan to impose a quarantine in the state. Governor Jay Inslee has issued a strong denial via Twitter.

Early last week, the rumor circulated via Twitter saying that “the PNW is going to be completely quarantined.” The tweet suggested that the reader should get their supplies now because “…when this goes public, people are going to freak out…”

 



KOMO News picked up in this story on Thursday, March 12. After checking with the governor’s office, it passed the word on Twitter that the rumor was false. Other local media outlets have since picked up the story.





Also, Governor Inslee has sent out his own tweet on this subject:





The Seattle Times:


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