Oregon Gov. Brown Announces Plans for Face Covering Requirement, Outlines Next Steps in County Reopening Process
June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
SALEM, Oregon, June 18 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 17:
"Last week I issued a statewide pause on all county applications to move into Phase 1 or Phase 2. This meant holding off on reviewing the reopening applications from Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, and Polk Counties.
"I instituted the statewide pause because of the rising number of cases in both rural and urban communities. I did this to give public health experts ti . . .
"Last week I issued a statewide pause on all county applications to move into Phase 1 or Phase 2. This meant holding off on reviewing the reopening applications from Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, and Polk Counties.
"I instituted the statewide pause because of the rising number of cases in both rural and urban communities. I did this to give public health experts ti . . .