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Four local hotels have answered a request for proposals to house those who need to isolate, quarantine or convalesce due to the novel coronavirus.

The Del Norte Emergency Operations Center’s operations team reviewed those bids on Thursday, Emergency Services Manager Kymmie Scott said. Those rooms aren’t yet needed, but Scott noted that it’s just one of many ways the EOC is handling an emergency the likes of which no one has seen.

“We’re working through some of the details with those bidders ‘cause there were some additional questions and additional vetting (needed),” she said. “We’ve got good responses and so that need will be met somehow.”

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