Many restaurants are offering takeout orders after a ban on dining in at eateries went into effect on Tuesday, March 17. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Over three-quarters of Oregon’s bars and restaurants are in danger of closing permanently without help from state government. That’s the warning from a letter sent by[Read More…]
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Businesses warn of closures as they prepare for new Covid restrictions
Downtown Salem’s usually busy streets were nearly empty during the lunch hour on March 17, 2020, the first day of a statewide restaurant closure. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Business groups warned on Friday that expansive new restrictions from Gov. Kate Brown intended to slow the spread of Covid could cause already[Read More…]
Uncategorized As Covid spreads rapidly across Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown orders state to “freeze”
Gov. Kate Brown listens in during a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence and other governors on Monday, April 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Gov. Kate Brown moved to blunt the rapid spread of Covid in Oregon using some of her sharpest language since the pandemic started, ordering new business[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gov. Brown orders restaurants, bars, gyms to close as Covid hospitalizations surge in Oregon
Many restaurants in Salem were offering takeout orders after a ban on dining in at eateries went into effect on Tuesday, March 17. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Oregon restaurants and bars can provide only takeout service, gyms and other fitness outlets must close and grocers and retailers have to limit the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Facing surging Covid cases and hospitalizations, Oregon urges limited travel, quarantines
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) Gov. Kate Brown is asking Oregonians to avoid certain out-of-state travel to stop the surge of new coronavirus infections as Oregon recorded its first day with more than 1,000 new[Read More…]
Uncategorized Health officials tell Oregon office workers to mask up
Libby Anderson serves coffee at Archive with a mask and safe distancing on June 17, 2020. (Cathy Cheney/Salem Reporter) All workers in Oregon are now required to wear masks indoors even if they stay 6 feet away from others, the Oregon Health Authority announced Monday. The new rules require anyone[Read More…]
