Barbara Ramey, third from left, deputy communications manager for the King County Dept. of Executive Services, briefs reporters, Tuesday, March 3, at the site in South Seattle where King County will be placing several temporary housing units like the one shown to house patients undergoing treatment and isolation. Ted S. Warren/AP

King County, Washington, is setting up more modular buildings to serve as quarantine and isolation units for novel coronavirus cases.

County Executive Dow Constantine announced in a news conference today that they now have three sites set aside for the buildings in the communities of White Center, Interbay and North Seattle.

Constantine also confirmed they are moving forward with the purchase of a motel in Kent to use for quarantine, despite concerns from Kent community leaders. Constantine says they hope to have the motel “operational within days.”

“This situation requires us to act with urgency,” Constantine said. “We all need to be in this together.”