ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Latest reopenings mark return to business in mainland US Oregon and Washington have lifted most of their COVID-19 restrictions to become two of the last states to broadly ease virus orders put in place in the very first days of the pandemic By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America June 30, 2021, 11:42 PM • 6 min read The Associated Press Oregon Governor Kate Brown announces the end of the state's COVID-19 restrictions in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon and Washington on Wednesday lifted most of their COVID-19 restrictions to become two of the last states to broadly ease virus orders put in place in the very first days of the pandemic.