While we await further confirmation on the details, here's the unofficial information we have so far. The widely reported bright objects in the sky were the debris from a Falcon 9 rocket 2nd stage that did not successfully have a deorbit burn.
We're also grateful to the local Taiwanese community for raising more than $45,000 to purchase and donate more than 12,500 isolation gowns.
Donations received through our Regional Donations Connector go to organizations working on the #COVID19 frontlines.
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Our thanks to the #TCCNA Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce of North America for donating 30,000 disposable masks, and to the the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Seattle for donating 15,000 surgical masks and 4,800 KN95s, through our Regional Donations Connector.
#KingCountyReady
Our King County Emergency Management team is like an orchestra, with a conductor directing the work of many virtuosos. 🎶
Their work is helping us carefully move forward in the state's Safe Start plan, so we can all get back from intermission.
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Today, Director General Alex Fan of @TECOinSeattle brought 10,500 surgical masks from the Taiwanese government to King County Emergency Management.
The masks will be distributed to healthcare and long-term care facilities, EMS and others on the frontlines against #COVID19.
Meet the team connecting donors and recipients with ways to give help and get help during the #COVID19 emergency.
@seattletimes shows how our Regional Donations Connector is getting PPE and other critical supplies to workers on the frontlines. https://t.co/EpeDzlqSPX
Connecting supplies, services and funding to healthcare providers, first responders and social service entities is more important than ever during the #COVID19 emergency.
Our Regional Donations Connector matches needs with offers from nonprofits and businesses.
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The healthcare workers and first responders fighting #COVID19 need supplies.
We're helping to meet the need.
We're purchasing hundreds of thousands of pieces of PPE, plus thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer, for hospitals, first responders and others. https://t.co/J01S1uCYN3
Thanks, @RRT__NA, for your partnership with our Office of Emergency Management during the response to #COVID19.
@RRT__NA's team is assembling and delivering food buckets for people in need.
#KingCountyReady
Thanks to Hmong Farmers of @pike_place for donating 40 bunches of tulips to brighten our day at the King County Emergency Operations Center. 💐
We also want to thank the neighbors in Madison Park, Madrona and Capitol Hill who purchased these tulips from the growers.
#ThankYouNurses for all you do to keep our community healthy every day, and especially now.
As we celebrate #NationalNursesDay, we want to share how grateful we are for your compassion, dedication and skill.
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Meet some of our team members working to keep our community healthy during the #COVID19 emergency.
We're doing what we can to keep all King County residents safe, and support frontline healthcare workers.
And we want to say thanks for doing your part, too.
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Across King County, first responders visited 15 hospitals to thank healthcare professionals leading the fight against #COVID19.
Then something surprising happened.
At hospitals, workers welcomed first responders with signs and banners to say thank you as well. ❤️
#WeGotThisWA