Associated Press
SPOKANE — A norovirus outbreak that infected dozens of homeless people and staff at Spokane’s House of Charity has been largely contained.
Crews were disinfecting the homeless shelter at the corner of Pacific Avenue and State Street on the edge of downtown Wednesday.
The Spokesman-Review says the outbreak came weeks after the House of Charity opened its doors as an expanded overnight shelter, offering an overflow sleeping area for men and women. About 210 people stayed at the shelter the night before the outbreak.
Giant tents and equipment were set up on the street outside the shelter to house people who were not sickened. Those who got sick were quarantined inside the main building.
Half of the shelter’s employees also became ill.
Norovirus is highly contagious and causes diarrhea and vomiting.
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