Your choices determine our future. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s unprecedented late-night order rolling back the … Beth Nakamura/StaffBusinesses and community gathering places across Oregon will face tighter restrictions starting Friday as state leaders and public health officials attempt to regain control over the spread of coronavirus.Indoor venues such as restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters and houses of worship must limit occupancy to 100 people, down from 250, Gov. "She said the state is not doing enough testing yet, even though it ramped up considerably over recent months.Last week, more than 35,000 tests were run in Oregon, down from the two weeks before, but way up from two months ago when 14,000 people were tested per week.The governor said it will take a while to get enough testing in Oregon and nationally.“Frankly it’s going to take a really strong partnership with the private sector to build this additional capacity,” she said.Last week’s metrics found more than 6% of people tested in Oregon were infected. All rights reserved ( Oregon, we are going to get through this together.”The governor tried to drive home to Oregonians how tenuous the state’s economic reopening is, two months after she “It may still be possible for us to keep restaurants and shops open, to gather in groups, to continue to hike, camp, and go to parks,” the governor said. All rights reserved ( “These are people who became infected with COVID-19 and we don’t know where they got it.” These untraceable infections accounted for “In particular, we’re concerned about some of our rural and eastern Oregon counties that have some of the highest rates of community spread right now,” Sidelinger said.The governor said counties with the most concerning rates of coronavirus spread might face additional scrutiny or restrictions in coming days.Wednesday was the first time Brown held a media briefing and took questions from reporters By lowering the age requirement for face coverings, Brown is bringing Oregon closer to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which “I don’t make these decisions lightly and there are no easy choices,” Brown said. Lincoln, Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties are still in Although Oregon is not shutting down gyms as California and Arizona have done, all Oregonians must wear masks when they go to the gym beginning on Friday. Kate Brown’s office told lawmakers Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, it is in active conversations about possible travel restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus between states. They are legitimately worried about their family, their friends and their neighbors. Kate Brown announced Thursday she will restore Phase 1 restrictions to slow coronavirus in Malheur County, the third eastern Oregon jurisdiction slapped with … "This is essentially a statewide ‘yellow light.’ It is time to press pause for one week before any further reopening.“Brown said she hoped the seven-day hiatus will give public health officials time to investigate what has caused the increases and whether her reopening plans should be adjusted.“I will work with doctors and public health experts to determine whether to lift this pause or extend it or make other adjustments,” she said.The increases have been seen across the state and the number of hospitalizations are also on the rise, according to state data.Oregon Health Authority officials weigh reopening decisions on several metrics, including a declining prevalence of coronavirus and a 14-day decline in hospitalizations, as well as counties’ ability to provide adequate testing, hospital capacity, personal protection equipment, isolation facilities and contact tracers.As they planned the phased reopening in April, state officials calculated that Oregon would need at After more than a week of questions and a public records request, state officials told the newspaper they were surveying counties and expected results by the end of the week. Kate Brown announced Thursday she will restore Phase 1 restrictions to slow coronavirus in Malheur County, the third eastern Oregon jurisdiction slapped with closures because not enough progress has been made.That means any swimming pools, movie theaters, bowling alleys and recreational sports leagues must close. All Rights Reserved. Kate Brown announced during a press briefing Wednesday morning. “But it all depends on you. Brown.She did not rule out a change for the Portland metro area schools.“We're going to continue to have conversations with public health experts and epidemiologists, physicians and nurses," she said. Kate Brown said Tuesday that county leaders and public health officials were still working out the details.“We’re working with a group of legislators and county commissioners and public health officials in rural Oregon to see if we can’t come up with a new metric, a modification that will allow them to get more of their kids back in school given the low numbers of the virus they have in that region,” said Gov. If we don’t slow the spread of the virus, I will have no choice but to force widespread and difficult closures again.”Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC.