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Marion County declares state of emergency due to COVID-19

Marion County Courthouse. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Marion County declared a state of emergency Monday to address the spread of COVID-19, putting the county’s emergency operation plan into effect[Read More…]

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Salem Public Library closes

The Salem Public Library reopens at its Broadway location on Feb. 18. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. The Salem Public Library and west Salem branch library are closed until further notice, the[Read More…]

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 support this. Update: This story has been updated to reflect[Read More…]

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 a community service. Subscriptions help support this. SALEM – Health[Read More…]

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Salem Hospital decides to sharply limit visits starting on Monday

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 a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Salem Hospital, one[Read More…]

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SUNDAY DIGEST: The latest reporting from Salem Reporter, other news teams on coronavirus

The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statewide[Read More…]

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 coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. A[Read More…]