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The Legislature is expected to convene to take up the coronavirus outbreak. But it’s not clear what legislation will be considered
Oregon State Capitol, Legislature (Salem Reporter/file) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a month help support this. Update: This story has been updated to include information…
As coronavirus pandemic enters ‘stark new phase,’ hospitals prepare for a shortage of beds
Treatment rooms for seriously ill patients in the Salem Hospital emergency department are larger to allow more people and medical equipment inside (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as…
Could Oregon health care leaders unite under ‘coronavirus czar?’
Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons). NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Does Oregon need a coronavirus czar? Some think so. Health care leaders…
Gov. Kate Brown holds off imposing curfews or closures of bars and restaurants — for now
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help…
Oregon officials working to prepare hospitals for expected surge in infected patients
Pat Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as…
Oregon’s decision to close schools came fast as staffing was proving ‘too difficult’
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/PMG Media) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help…
Oregon sees first death from COVID-19, legislator calls for cash infusion for Oregonians as economy staggers
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, Oregon’s state health officer, speaks about new measures to contain COVID-19 at a news conference in Portland on March 12, 2020 (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the…
State authorities expand restrictions in face of estimates that coronavirus could infect 75,000 Oregonians
Gov. Kate Brown details steps Oregon is taking to limit the spread of COVID-19 at a press conference in Portland on March 12, 2020. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the…
Governor orders Salem-Keizer schools, all others in the state, closed in a move to slow coronavirus spread
NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. SALEM – Turning to a “last resort” she hoped to avoid, Gov. Kate Brown Thursday night ordered all Oregon schools…
The lights are going out on one Salem event after another
NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Salem organizations are canceling events altogether, looking to reschedule or haven’t decided what to do yet in the wake of…