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Details: Written by RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 02 May 2020

Early action curbed the death rate in Washington: Now Gov Inslee wants a gradual return to normal to avoid fuelling the virus

Details: Written by By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 30 April 2020

The first walk-up novel corona virus testing site opened at the Atlantic City Boat ramp by Rainier Beach High School on April 22,2020. (photo by Susan Fried)

Gov. Inslee said the state has to see more progress in several areas, including the daily number of new coronavirus cases and deaths, before social distancing restrictions can safely be lifted.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 30 April 2020

More than half run on public campaign financing

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 29 April 2020

Dentist sign by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0

In Oregon, dentists’ offices can resume attending to patients for non-urgent procedures on May 1

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 28 April 2020

Oregon is among the few US states to begin to furlough workers

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 28 April 2020

(photo/another believer CC-BY-SA-30)

The university is making adjustments with the guidance of public health officials

Details: Written by By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press; Published: 27 April 2020

In Portland, Sheriff’s deputies responded to a facility this month after a “disturbance” broke out...

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 April 2020

In this April 22, 2020, file photo, a nurse prepares to take a sample for a COVID-19 test during a drive-in testing outreach in the parking lot of a church in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Western States Governors: Health outcomes and science – not politics – will guide decisions to modify stay at home orders

Details: Written by RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 26 April 2020

Contractors can resume work if they have a plan for personal protective equipment, sanitation and physical distancing

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 24 April 2020

This Wednesday, April 22, 2020 photo provided by the Oregon Health & Science University, showing a new ventilator created with 3D-printing technology is tested at the Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland, Ore. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OHSU via AP)

According to researchers, of all the states in America, Oregon should have the fewest COVID-19 deaths per capita when the peak comes here