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Hospitals Curtail Elective Surgeries In Anticipation Of COVID Surge

Unlike the order by Gov. Kate Brown last spring, this is a voluntary step that hospital administrators are taking to give themselves flexibility to be able to handle an influx of patients.

Nov 12, 2020

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Oregon’s School-Based Coronavirus Tallies Sometimes Lag Weeks Behind Outbreaks

Only a handful of Oregon’s counties have met the metrics to allow in-person instruction since the Department of Education published its guidance on COVID-19 in mid-August.

Nov 11, 2020

SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Reports 26 New Coronavirus Cases Linked to Schools

Four of the cases involve Washington County schools, and the rest are outside the Portland area.

Nov 5, 2020

Gov. Kate Brown. | JAIME VALDEZ/PORTLAND TRIBUNE

State Relaxes Virus Standards For Schools

Classrooms for younger students could open in many districts, including in Clackamas County, through lower benchmarks that measure whether schools may conduct in-person classes.

Oct 30, 2020

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital Reports First Positive COVID Test For Patient

State hospital spokeswoman Rebeka Gipson-King said the patient has been quarantined, as have the 19 other patients who live in the same unit.

Oct 15, 2020

Oregon Hospital Halts Most Internal Coronavirus Tracking

The decision by Good Shepherd Health Care System in Umatilla County upsets employees who feel they are being kept in the dark.

Oct 5, 2020

Some agricultural laborers in Oregon continue to report insufficient access to personal protective equipment, a lack of social distancing at work sites and inconsistent access to COVID-19 testing./Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian/OregonLive

Oregon Farmworkers Report Inconsistent COVID-19 Safety Practices

A study based on interviews with 200 workers found they lacked personal protective equipment, social distancing rules at work sites were lax and they had inconsistent access to COVID-19 tests.

Sep 23, 2020

Oregon Health & Science University staff collect samples of 600 people a day at two mobile testing sites in the Portland area. | OHSU

Oregon’s Coronavirus Testing Guidance Now Weaker Than Trump Administration's

The state does not recommend that anyone exposed to COVID-19 get tested even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its policy to recommend testing.

Sep 21, 2020