Spokane UGM Men s Shelter reopens Sunday, 10 days after COVID shutdown
When the shelter reopens, new clients will be assigned a specific sleeping area separate from the rest of the shelter population. Author: Kaitlin Riordan Updated: 2:18 PM PST February 12, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash The Union Gospel Mission Men’s Shelter in Spokane will reopen to new intakes at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14.
The shelter has been shut down since Thursday, Feb. 4 due to a COVID-19 outbreak. UGM Director of Marketing and Communications Barbara Comito said the shelter experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 cases with more than 70 people testing positive since Christmas.
In a press release Friday, Comito said the men s shelter only had one positive case this week with no positive tests among its staff and clients. On Feb. 4, five shelter staff were out due to COVID-19, including the shelter manager and director of ministries.