Legislators and nurse advocates took aim at the narrative that there is a nursing shortage in Oregon or nationally. Not so, they said; heavy patient-to-nurse ratios lead to poor outcomes for both. Nor is the crisis the result of the pandemic, although the pressure from treating COVID cases brought many of these issues to light, they agreed.
The director of the Oregon Department of Education has announced a new protocol which could greatly reduce the number of students who miss school due to quarantine after COVID-19 exposure.
Oregon, Washington reopenings mark return to business in mainland US
Gov, Kate Brown s office
Gov. Kate Brown speaks at reopening celebration at Providence Park in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Oregon and Washington have lifted most of their COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday, becoming two of the last states to broadly ease coronavirus orders put in place in the very first days of the pandemic.
New Mexico is scheduled to reopen Thursday, marking a return to business throughout the mainland U.S. following 16 months of disruption.
The last holdout Hawaii has loosened some travel rules but is slated to maintain other restrictions until 70% of its population is fully vaccinated. The moves come as concern grows about a new coronavirus variant that threatens to set the country back in the months ahead.
Mar 1, 2021
Oregon Marks One Year COVID-19 Anniversary
Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen marked the one year anniversary on Sunday where the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Oregon.
Here s Governor Kate Brown s statement:
Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement today, one year after the first positive COVID-19 case in Oregon:
“For so many Oregonians, after living through the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, flooding, severe winter weather, and a long-overdue reckoning on racism and racial justice, our lives are far different than they were on February 28, one year ago.
“Through it all, I have been inspired by the way Oregonians have pulled together and helped one another. Because of your smart choices to protect friends and family, Oregon has maintained some of the lowest infection, hospitalization, and death rates in the nation throughout the pandemic.