Oregon could indefinitely require masks, social distancing in businesses
Updated Apr 19, 2021;
Posted Apr 19, 2021
An N95 face mask is shown in this file photo from Feb. 18, 2020. (The Plain Dealer/Gus Chan)The Plain Dealer
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PORTLAND, Ore. As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction and many residents are fuming about it.
A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring masks and social distancing in all businesses in the state.
The proposal would keep the rules in place until they are “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”
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By Sara Cline
PORTLAND, Ore. As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction and many residents are fuming about it.
A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring masks and social distancing in all businesses in the state.
The proposal would keep the rules in place until they are “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”
Michael Wood, administrator of the state’s department of Occupational Safety and Health, said the move is necessary to address a technicality in state law that requires a “permanent” rule to keep current restrictions from expiring.
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The proposal would ensure the current mask and social distancing rules don t expire.
Still, the potential move has drawn intense criticism from Oregon residents.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction and many residents are fuming about it.
A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring masks and social distancing in all businesses in the state.
The proposal would keep the rules in place until they are no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.
Michael Wood, administrator of the state s department of Occupational Safety and Health, said the move is necessary to address a technicality in state law that requires a permanent rule to keep current restrictions from expiring.