(Update: Adding Governor’s News Release)
Five more counties – and more closures – could follow: ‘This is a wake-up call’
Salem, ore. (KTVZ) – COVID-19 cases with reported levels and positive test rates and alarming growth in hospital admissions, the government said. Kate Brown outlined new social interactions and business restrictions in at least five counties and possibly 10 on Friday. Trying to stop the spread of the virus.
“Unfortunately, it’s spreading at an unprecedented rate,” Brown told reporters. “It simply came to our notice then. It is worrying that most of these cases are not associated with a specific outbreak, but are a symptom of a widespread community outbreak. “
“Let me be clear – we cannot allow this disease to spread so fast in our communities. Certainly, lives are being endangered, “he said, noting that the cases of governors across the country are on the rise and steps need to be taken to curb the spread.
Reg Regonia people have sacrificed for many months, she said once again and as a result, the state has done “relatively good” late, compared to others.
“But we can’t leave now,” Brown said. “In fact, we have to move on to crime to stop the spread.”
Brown has therefore ordered a two-week pause in social activities starting next Wednesday for counties experiencing more than 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants or more than 60 cases for counties with less than 30,000 inhabitants over a two-week period.
To begin with, it includes the counties of Multnomah, Jackson, Marion, Umatila and Malheur. Five more people are “on the skills” to reach that level and may have to join: Washington Washington, Clock amas Mass, Lennon, Baker and Union Counties.
The new measures to control the virus, Brown said, are to “curb human contact, with the sharpest number of people we come in contact with and reduce the frequency of those encounters.”
They have therefore included a pause on a recently returned indoor visit to long-term care facilities, as well as reducing the capacity of the indoor restaurant to a maximum of 50 (including staff and customer) and reducing the size of the group seated with six people. Outdoor dining and takeouts are encouraged.
The measures also include reducing all indoor recreational activities of the gym, fitness facilities and museums to 50 capacity.
“This break does not change any of the rules for faith-based gatherings at this time,” Brown said.
It is also instructing all businesses to work on staff at home “as much as possible”, and to limit indoor gatherings to individual homes for everyone, or up to six people during stops.
“Social gatherings continue to be the main culprit for the spread of the community,” Brown said, but unfortunately, “the data is proving that not all Oregonians are listening.”
The governor said, ‘For this two-week break, please, please, limit your social interaction to your own home.’ If a big gathering is planned, please cancel them, he said: “We need your help.”
The goal, along with saving lives, is to avoid overcrowding the health care system, as Kovid-19 hospital admissions have increased dramatically. Portland-area Level 1 (major) hospitals have reached more than 90% of their ICU capacity in recent days.
“I want to be clear,” Brown said. “If we don’t see declining case counts, additional closures could come closer in two weeks.”
As she later said: “If we don’t stop the spread, more closures are near now.”
The Reg Reagan Health Authority on Thursday registered 505 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, breaking the state’s daily record of 60,000. In addition, the most recent percentage of positive COVID-19 test in the state was 8..4%.
On Friday, the health official registered 696969 new cases, bringing the number of cases in the state to 88,6008 since the onset of the epidemic. The death toll is 716.
Officials say the “unprecedented” numbers indicate that O’Regionians are moving more into their communities, letting their guards down and participating in more indoor social gatherings.
Reg Reagan has admitted 204 CIVID-19 patients to the hospital, a record number, according to the Reg Reagan Health Authority dashboard. The previous record, outside of November, was 168 patients in July.
Brown also thanked the gathering regonians for using the same restrictions on social gatherings as they make Thanksgiving plans and asked them to change plans if they do not meet the new guidelines.
“This is a wake-up call,” Brown said. “I don’t want to take any further action that could have a devastating effect on big or small businesses. I, to protect the health and safety of the Regonians, will do my utmost, if necessary. ”
Brown also called on Congress to pass one more COVID-19 relief package when he and CO return to Washington, including a second round of 600-weeks, offering unemployment benefits to help those struggling.
“I know that any restrictions on restaurants and businesses affect a lot of people,” Brown said. “It simply came to our notice then how we are seeing this increase in the number of cases, and the steps we have not taken to stop them. However, we must stop the spread of this virus, we must maintain our hospital capacity, and we must save lives. “
Doppen Seedlinger, a state epidemiologist, called Koovid-1, who tried to punish those who say only one other flu: “The mortality rate is 30 times higher than the flu’s mortality rate.”
The delay until next Wednesday is for businesses to be notified as they move forward, and Seidelinger urged more on-reignites to order withdrawals or departures instead of individual meals.
If the “stay home” order had been implemented earlier this year, he said, there would have been significantly fewer cases, “but that is not a sustainable step.” Indeed, the talk of “fatigue” of COVID-19 is a rumor of late, so the Balance Act is only becoming more stringent for health officials.
News release:
Governor Kate Brown announces two-week moratorium on social activities to help curb the rapid spread of COVID-19
The November 11 measures are in effect in Malehur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatila counties, with five additional counties nearby to initiate the measures.
(PORTLAND, OR) – Governor Kate Brown today announced new measures to curb social activities to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19 in counties where transmission is increasing in the community. The measures will be in effect for two weeks from November 11 to November 25 for the counties of Malour, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatila. Based on statewide case counts in these five counties, as well as rising sporadic case rates, the new public health measure to reduce the spread is an attempt to save lives in Reg Regan.
Five additional counties – W – –Shington, Baker, Union, Klkk Kamas Mass and Lynn – are close to the COVID-19 threshold that they need to add to the two-week break. Coun Reagan Health Authority will examine their COVID-19 metrics on Monday to determine if those counties are eligible.
“It is worrying that the recent high case rates are not linked to any specific outbreak, but reflect the spread of scattered communities,” Governor Brown said. “We are seeing in real time how quickly this virus can be controlled with a snowball. This two-week pause is a series of measures and recommendations designed to curb human contact – both by reducing the amount of people we interact with and the frequency of those experiences. We must stop the spread of this virus. We must maintain our hospital capacity. And we must save lives. “
Two-week pause measures include:
- It is possible for all businesses to make work from home mandatory as much as possible.
- In-house long-term care facility visits to keep staff and residents safe.
- Reducing the maximum restaurant capacity to 50 people (including customers and staff) for indoor dining, a maximum of six party sizes. Encouraging outdoor dining and continuing to go out.
- Reducing the maximum capacity of other indoor activities to 50 people (including gym, fitness institutes / studios, bowling alley, ice ice, reed, indoor sports, pool and museum).
- Limit social gatherings to your home, or if the gathering involves people from outside your home, reduce the frequency of social gatherings (significantly over a two-week period), and circle the same six people in your social gatherings.
Governor Brown added: “I also urge Congress to pass another COVID-19 relief package as soon as they return to DC, including an increase in COVID-19 cases and a weekly benefit of 600 600 in federal epidemic unemployment compensation due to the need.” Here reg for rollbacks in both Reagan and Nationwide.
Two-week break counts have been established with more than 200 cases per 100,000 people over a two-week period or more than 60 cases over a two-week period for counties of less than 30,000 people. The move replaces the County Watch List process, which Governor Brown began in July.
Governor Brown’s full comment is available here.
A link to Governor Brown’s press conference is available here.
