Coming: Drive-thru tests, county park limits, Edmonds order

EDMONDS — Across Snohomish County, governments took action Sunday in response to the spread of the new coronavirus and its disease.

Another city wants people to stay home, the county is closing park bathrooms and access gates, and the health district is gearing up for drive-thru testing for high-risk residents and select workers in critical infrastructure, healthcare and public safety.

Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson issued a stay-at-home order for the city’s business owners and more than 42,000 residents after the Edmonds City Council gave the mayor wide-ranging emergency powers during a special council meeting Sunday afternoon. The order allows several exceptions such as people getting groceries or seeking healthcare. It takes effect at 11:59 p.m. Sunday.

“These are extraordinary times,” Nelson said during the virtual meeting with all seven council members and the city attorney. “I believe the circumstances that we are currently under right now warranted this.”

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