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 people infected.

We understand these actions will have a tremendous impact on the lives of people in our community. Public Health is making these recommendations in consultation with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based on the best information we have to protect the public’s health. This is a critical moment in the growing outbreak of COVID-19 in King County when such measures can potentially impact the spread of the disease.

For more information, we encourage the community and school-based health partners to reference the following resources which will be regularly updated:

• 2019 Novel Coronavirus and Schools – Information for School Nurses and Administrators
• Coronavirus homepage for Public Health–Seattle & King County
• Information from the Washington State Department of Health
• For situation and travel updates from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html