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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear Doctors and Chiropractic Assistants,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In addition to the Governor’s News Release today, please find attached a copy of the referenced “full guidance document.” In that document, you may need to note
the section “Requirements for other businesses and sectors.” This information will be posted on the OBCE’s website as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NEWS RELEASE</span></u></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 19, 2020</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Media Contact:</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><a href="mailto:charles.boyle@oregon.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">Charles Boyle</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
503-931-7773</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>
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<h1><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Governor Kate Brown Issues Face Covering Requirements for Indoor Public Spaces</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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Counties, effective June 24</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today issued updated guidance from the Oregon Health Authority regarding the use of face
coverings in indoor public spaces for Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Marion, Polk, Hood River, and Lincoln Counties, effective Wednesday, June 24. The guidance applies to businesses and members of the public visiting those businesses.<br>
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</span><a href="https://oregon.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=8f13dee491&e=c0eb9e2cf4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">The full guidance document is
available here.</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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“As we learn more about COVID-19, evidence continues to mount that face coverings play a critical role in reducing transmission,” said Governor Brown. “We have to live with this disease for a while. And that is going to require adjusting our habits––taking
the simple step of covering our nose and mouth in spaces where we interact with others.<br>
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“We wear face coverings to protect the doctors and nurses working day and night in hospitals and clinics around the state. We wear them to protect our elderly neighbors. We wear them to protect kids in cancer treatment and people with compromised immune systems.
We wear them to protect the grocery store clerk and the pizza delivery gal. We wear them because we don’t want to accidentally kill someone.<br>
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“It’s really that simple. Face coverings save lives.”<br>
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The guidance applies to businesses including grocery stores, gyms and fitness studios, pharmacies, public transit agencies, personal services providers, restaurants and bars, retail stores, shopping malls, and ride sharing services. In counties that have entered
Phase 2 of reopening, the guidance also applies to swimming pools, indoor entertainment facilities, indoor venues, and indoor recreational sports facilities.<br>
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Under the new guidance, businesses must require employees, contractors, volunteers, customers, and visitors to wear a mask, face covering, or face shield unless an accommodation or exemption applies. For example, face coverings are not required in restaurants
and bars while eating or drinking, or at swimming pools while swimming.<br>
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Children under 12 years of age, as well as people with a disability or a medical condition that prevent them from wearing a face covering, are not required to wear one. (This guidance applies to customers and visitors of businesses, and is separate from the
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recommendations issued by the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education regarding children in schools.)<br>
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Acceptable face coverings can be cloth, paper, or disposable, including bandanas and homemade masks.<br>
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Counties not included in the face coverings guidance may request to opt in at any time.<br>
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Additional guidance and information about the reopening process under the Governor’s plan to build a safe and strong Oregon is available at
</span><a href="https://oregon.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=e0d031d467&e=c0eb9e2cf4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#336699">coronavirus.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.<br>
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A video message from the Governor about the new requirements from Wednesday, June 17, is available
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A recording of the Governor’s press conference from Thursday, June 18, is available
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A full transcript of the Governor’s remarks from Thursday, June 18, is available </span>
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