Fighting coronavirus rumors, Department of Health says contact tracing isn’t mandatory and enforced quarantines are rare

OLYMPIA — People won’t be forced to participate in contact tracing and enforced quarantines are a rare measure used only by local health districts, Washington health officials said Friday, in an effort to dispel rumors over the state’s coronavirus response. Friday night’s statement came as “rumors and misinformation” circulate online “about quarantine orders and specialized […]

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