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Seattle-area officials buy $4 million `quarantine' motel

by Associated Press
| March 7, 2020 12:05 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — Hard surfaces, easy-to-clean floors and separate heating-and-cooling units in each room: The amenities offered by the suburban EconoLodge motel may not be fancy, but they were just what Seattle-area officials say they were looking for in a quarantine facility for coronavirus patients.

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