VIDEO: County Responds to Flu Outbreak at Migrant Shelter
Jun. 12, 2019 | 4:00 PMUpdate on the Migrant Shelter Influenza Outbreak. A new update will be published daily around 4 p.m.
Update on the Migrant Shelter Influenza Outbreak. A new update will be published daily around 4 p.m.
County health care specialists have screened about 15,000 asylum seekers at the local temporary shelter with no signs of a slowdown. When the newest arrivals showed a spike in flu-like symptoms, our Public Health nurses quickly made a plan and made the adjustment.
The County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to lease its vacant former Family Court building downtown to Jewish Family Service so it can serve as a temporary shelter for asylum-seeking migrants.