Oregon will, once again, require masks indoors, though the details have yet to be announced. In a Tuesday press release, Gov. Kate Brown announced that the state will re-instate statewide indoor mask requirements, providing more details in a Wednesday press conference.
The governor’s press release comes one day after Multnomah County announced its county-wide indoor mask mandate, which will go into effect Friday, August 13. The latest wave of COVID-19 safety policy is a direct response to rising cases and hospitalizations throughout the state: the Oregon Health Authority reported 2,329 new and presumed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with Oregon’s total COVID-19 death toll closely approaching 3,000 people. Oregon
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