Governor Brown announces a "two-week pause" on social gatherings for five counties to slow COVID

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Governor Brown announces a "two-week pause" on social gatherings for five counties to slow COVID

PORTLAND, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown announced today (November 6, 2020) a 2-week pause for five Oregon counties due to a second wave spike in COVID-19 cases. This is part of a renewed push to slow the spread and second wave of COVID-19 infections. The two-week pause takes effect on Wednesday and runs through Thanksgiving.

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Commentary: You can stop Coronavirus in Oregon

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Commentary: You can stop Coronavirus in Oregon

Commentary by, Patrick Allen, Director of the Oregon Health Authority

Our fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) has entered a stark new phase. Over the weekend, the first Oregonian lost his life to the virus. Each day, COVID-19 appears in more counties, more communities. Yesterday, Governor Brown took additional extraordinary actions to stop the spread of the virus – limiting public gatherings, restricting restaurants to take out and delivery service and extending school closures.

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