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Test shortages, delays in processing and demand from other states are undermining Oregon's efforts to stem the virus.

Some researchers and physicians hope the century-old technology can be recruited yet again to help disinfect high-risk indoor settings.

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.

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.