Delayed Test Results Make Efforts To Contain COVID 'Unworkable' In Oregon
Test shortages, delays in processing and demand from other states are undermining Oregon's efforts to stem the virus.
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Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread
Some researchers and physicians hope the century-old technology can be recruited yet again to help disinfect high-risk indoor settings.
Brown Announces New Restrictions Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
The rollback includes a new requirement for face coverings in gyms and for children aged 5 and older, and a limit on large indoor gatherings to 100 people compared with 250 right now.
Hard Hit Rural Oregon Counties Getting ‘Overwhelmed’ By Virus
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With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its fifth month, virus hotspots have taken a marked leap in recent weeks from Oregon’s urban centers to rural reaches of the state where health officials are scrambling to keep up.
Oregon Offers Testing Tool At Time Of Rising Cases, Lag In Results
The site -- in both English and Spanish -- features an interactive map that allows users to locate nearby testing sites, with information about their requirements and services.
Some Oregonians Wait 2 Weeks For Coronavirus Test Results, Hindering Efforts To Slow Virus
The time lag is rendering contact tracing -- the system of tracking down all known contacts of the infected person to warn them to quarantine or get tested -- much less effective.
More Than Half Of Oregon Coronavirus Deaths Linked To Group Housing
The Oregon Health Authority is tracking active outbreaks in at least 30 of what the state calls “congregate care facilities,” while outbreaks at another 38 of these locations have been resolved.
Brown’s Behavioral Health Strategy Mired In Chaos, ‘Profound Disappointment’
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When Brown set up her Behavioral Health Advisory Council in October 2019, advocates and medical professionals had high hopes it would spark meaningful change. Instead, it's turned into a missed opportunity, critics say.
Oregon Republicans Push To Reconsider Portland-Area Reopening Strategy
Top Republican lawmakers are asking Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to reconsider her decision to tether Clackamas County to Multnomah and Washington counties as the state eases COVID-19 restrictions in the midst of the pandemic.
A Coronavirus Vaccine: Where Does It Stand?
Scientists say they see steady progress and are expressing cautious optimism that a vaccine could be ready by spring.
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