Epidemiologist. I will keep my remarks brief this morning. When we began reopening nearly a month ago, i was clear that covid19 cases, our count would rise. Unfortunate, we are seeing that happen in several parts of the state, in rural and urban oregon. As i said before, reopening comes with real risk, and thats why we are carefully monitoring the ability of the Public Health system to respond to covid19 cases without becoming overwhelmed. The noticeable increase in covid19 infections in oregon the past week is certainly cause for concern. To slow the transmission of the virus, i am putting all pending county reopening applications on hold for seven days. This is essentially a statewide yellow light. This oneweek pause will give Public Health experts time to assess what factors are driving the spread of the virus and determine if we need to adjust our approach to reopening. I will continue to work with doctors and Public Health experts to assess whether to lift the pause, extend the pa
Everyone and thank you for joining us today. I want to acknowledge that we typically have simultaneous spanish interpretation for us during our press conferences. We were not able to secure services this morning but we will provide translation online. Allen,e with pat director of the Oregon Health authority and our state epidemiologist. I will keep my remarks brief this morning. When we began reopening nearly a month ago, i was clear that covid19 cases, our count would rise. Unfortunate, we are seeing that happen in several parts of the state, in rural and urban oregon. As i said before, reopening comes with real risk, and thats why we are carefully monitoring the ability of the Public Health system to respond to covid19 cases without becoming overwhelmed. The noticeable increase in covid19 infections in oregon the past week is certainly cause for concern. To slow the transmission of the virus, i am putting all pending county reopening applications on hold for seven days. This is essen
Timing, thetrol the ds controls the timing. I want to be transparent with how we will approach this incredible challenge of reopening segments of our society while living with the virus and how we will maintain healthy communities. Of theearly days pandemic, i had to take action to protect the health and safety of oregonians from the disease. Now as we see these efforts are working to flatten the curve, we are analyzing how and when to reopen each part of our society and economy. I want to work collaboratively to do that. But we have to be careful. As this diagram from our modeling shows, we have to be cautious or it will backfire. We know a vaccine or an effective treatment may be months away. We willve too quickly, see a spike in cases that could overwhelmed Hospital System and unnecessary death. We all want to get back to work and return to life as normal as quickly as possible. Best pathis the forward is a cautious one. A path that proceeds gradually, incrementally, and carefully.
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