As indoor mask recommendations return in NW, Central Oregonians react to possibility Published
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We do our best to follow what the state requires, whether we like it or not.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The year-plus mask mandate for public indoor spaces in Oregon was lifted by Gov. Kate Brown back at the end of June, when vaccinations reached 70% of adults. But now, some areas across the Northwest are returning to indoor-mask recommendations, due to a rise in Delta variant cases and High Desert residents and businesses are watching.
Health officials in Multnomah County, Oregon s most populous, said Monday they strongly recommend that people wear masks in all indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccine status.
As COVID-19 restrictions lifted, Bend businesses leave mask-wearing choice up to customers
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Mask mandates and all COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon were lifted Wednesday, but businesses can still choose to enforce a policy.
Food 4 Less Store Director Aaron Price said he plans to stick with the revised state guidelines and lift all restrictions. It s just easier,” Price said. It just avoids a lot of issues which have been going on since, well March of 2020.
Oregon businesses are now free to go without requiring masks, social distancing and capacity limits, with the state at a 66.1 percent adult vaccination rate, closing in at 70 the percent goal.
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Imagine that, like a majority of the Canadian population, you work in the service industry – maybe waiting tables at a local pub. You come in to work one day to find that the phones and heat have been shut off, the floors are unwashed and sticky, the bar is almost barren, and the kitchen is too under-stocked to supply the daily special. You stay and perform your job as best you can, only to hear from the manager at 5 p.m. that you have just worked your last shift; you will not be needed again, as the pub is permanently closing its doors.