2A | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
Governor enacts additional measures to slow spread of COVID-19
Gov. Kate Brown issued
Executive Order 20-12
March 23, directing ev-
eryone in Oregon to stay
at home to the maximum
extent possible and add-
ing to the list of business-
es that will be temporarily
closed to stem the spread of
COVID-19 in Oregon.
The order was effective
immediately and remains
in effect until ended by the
governor.
Brown said the latest
executive order, aimed at
flattening the curve and
slow the spread of the
COVID-19 virus, further
requires social distancing
measures.
“Staying home both
keeps you safe from infec-
tion and ensures you do
not unknowingly infect
others,” said Brown, who
had already enacted a num-
ber of measures specifically
aimed at increasing hospi-
tal capacity, such as cutting
down on non-emergency
care to conserve masks,
gloves and gowns.
“None of us have ever
been through this before,
and that means there is
no way to know exactly
what lies ahead,” Brown
said. “We don’t know yet
when this outbreak will
end, or what changes this
will bring for our state and
for our country. But I want
to make sure that we’ve
done all we can to end it as
quickly as possible.”
Impact from Monday’s
executive order include the
following and were effec-
tive immediately:
• Prohibiting all non-es-
sential social and recre-
ational gatherings of indi-
viduals — regardless of size
— if a distance of at least
6 feet between individu-
als cannot be maintained.
Gatherings of members of
the same residential house-
hold are permitted.
• Closure and prohib-
iting of shopping at spe-
cific categories of retail
businesses for which close
personal contact is diffi-
cult to avoid. This includes
businesses such as arcades,
barber shops, hair salons,
gyms and fitness studios,
skating rinks, theaters and
yoga studios.
• A requirement that
businesses not closed by
the order implement so-
cial distancing policies in
order to remain open. It
also requires workplaces
to implement teleworking
and work-at-home options
when possible.
• A directive that all
Oregonians to stay home
whenever possible. At the
same time, the order allows
activities outside the home
when social distance is
maintained.
• Closure of all play-
grounds, sports courts and
skate parks, among other
types of outdoor recre-
ation facilities. Those that
remain open are required
to strictly adhere to social
distancing guidelines.
• The adoption of new
guidelines for childcare
facilities, including set-
ting limits and rules on
the number of children
allowed in care. It also dis-
allows childcare groups to
change participants.
• Enforcement of the
executive order to include
anyone not in compliance
be considered an immedi-
ate danger to public health
and subject to a Class C
misdemeanor.
Specific retail businesses
closed by Executive Order
20-12 include:
• Shopping: Outdo or
and indoor malls and retail
complexes, although indi-
vidual types of businesses
not subject to the measures
may stay open.
• Fitness: Gyms, sports
and fitness centers, health
clubs and exercise studios
• Gro oming: B arb er-
shops, beauty and nail sa-
lons and non-medical well-
ness spas
• Entertainment: The-
aters, amusement parks,
arcades, bowling alleys and
pool halls
Full details on all busi-
nesses listed in Executive
Order 20-12 are available
online at www.govsite-
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In addition to business-
es, Executive Order 20-12
also orders state executive
branch offices and build-
ings to close to the public
and provide public services
by phone to the extent pos-
sible.
When public services
require in-person interac-
tions, the order requires
social distancing measures
to be implemented and en-
forced. State agencies must
also facilitate telework and
work-at-home for state em-
ployees whenever possible.
While the order does not
apply to local, federal or
tribal governments, Brown
strongly encouraged those
governments to follow
these directives.
The order also directs
state agencies to close parks
and other outdoor spac-
es where social distancing
cannot be maintained —
expanding on actions al-
ready taken by the Oregon
Parks and Recreation De-
partment.
All coronavirus executive
orders will be posted on the
Oregon Coronavirus Infor-
mation and Resources Page
after they have been issued
and signed.
State offering insurance benefits to COVID-19 related layoffs
The Oregon Employ-
ment Department pro-
vides Unemployment In-
surance (UI) benefits to
most workers who are out
of work through no fault
of their own.
To receive benefits,
workers must meet some
requirements. In general,
to claim and receive un-
employment benefits for
a week, workers must be
available for work, able to
work and actively look for
work they can do.
The Employment De-
partment has now enacted
temporary rules to give
more flexibility in provid-
ing unemployment bene-
fits to COVID-19 affected
workers.
Unemployment Insur-
ance benefits are available
during temporary layoffs
related to COVID-19 situ-
ations. These benefits oc-
cur for employees whose
employer stops operation
for a short period of time,
such as cleaning following
a coronavirus exposure,
or by government require-
ment.
Workers can get unem-
ployment benefits, and
do not need to seek work
with other employers if
their place of employment
Peace Harbor implements
temperature screenings
With the number of
COVID-19 cases rising in
Oregon, PeaceHealth is
conducting temperature
screenings for all patients,
visitors and caregivers as
they enter PeaceHealth fa-
cilities in Oregon.
The screenings took ef-
fect at 4 p.m. on Monday,
March 23. Non-contact
thermometers are used at
all entry points to Peace-
Health facilities.
Any individual with
a temperature of 100.4
degrees or above is not
allowed to enter and is
provided the appropriate
instructions on seeking
care.
For more information,
call 541-682-1380.
FEATURED HOME OF THE WEEK
will resume operations.
To receive benefits, af-
fected workers must still
be able to work, stay in
contact with their em-
ployer, and be available to
work when called back.
A full resource guide
with questions and an-
swers about specific
COVID-19
coronavi-
rus-related situations and
unemployment benefits is
available at www.Oregon.
gov/employ.
This site also has infor-
mation for filing an online
claim.
The number of initial
Unemployment Insurance
claims filed in Oregon
rose from approximately
800 on March 16, to a to-
tal of 18,500 on March 18.
Although
the
COVID-19 coronavirus
is causing a reduction in
economic activity both
nationally and in Oregon,
it’s too early for unem-
ployment rate or payroll
jobs numbers to show the
impact of these employ-
ment disruptions.
To file an online claim
for unemployment ben-
efits, go to Oregon.gov/
employ or call 1-877-FILE-
4-UI.
DEATH NOTICE
STINGER—Daniel V.
Stinger, 90, passed away
surrounded by his family
on March 23, 2020.
A celebration of his life
will be planned for this
summer.
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