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Governor recommends return to masks for schools, state agencies
SALEM—Last week, Gov.
Kate Brown directed the Or-
egon Health Authority and
the Oregon Department of
Education to create a rule
to require masks indoors
for K-12 schools statewide
for the 2021-22 school year,
in line with the Centers for
Disease Control and Pre-
vention’s (CDC) recently
updated guidance and based
on the latest science on the
spread of the Delta variant.
“The science and data
are clear: the Delta variant
is in our communities, and
it is more contagious,” said
Brown. “My priority is to
ensure our kids are able to
safely return to full-time
in-person learning this fall,
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five days per week and with
minimal disruptions. With
many children still ineligi-
ble to be vaccinated, masks
are an effective way to help
keep our kids safe in the
classroom, the learning en-
vironment we know serves
them best.”
The governor is also
working
with
Oregon
Health Authority, which
recommended
universal
mask use in public indoor
settings throughout the state
to protect Oregonians from
COVID-19.
OHA’s recommendation
aligns with the CDC’s new
guidance that everyone,
including fully vaccinat-
ed persons, wear a mask
in public indoor settings.
OHA’s recommendation ap-
plies statewide, and not just
areas with higher infections
and high transmission, as
cases have increased across
the state in recent weeks
due to the Delta variant.
“In the meantime, as we
ask Oregonians statewide
to mask up in public indoor
spaces, we will continue
working hard to vaccinate
more people so we can fi-
nally beat this virus once
and for all,” Brown said.
“Vaccines remain the most
effective and best way to
protect ourselves and our
families.”
The governor’s guidance
requires all state employees
(regardless of vaccination
status) in any indoor state
agency space to wear face
coverings; the requirement
also applies to visitors and
customers who enter state
agency indoor spaces.
“This mask requirement
will protect Oregonians,
many of whom have been
on the frontlines of the
pandemic and who con-
tinue to provide essential
services to Oregonians. We
also must protect everyone
— both agency employees
and community members
who visit state agencies for
information, services and
resources. This new guid-
ance accomplishes both,”
the governor said.
For more information,
visit governor.oregon.gov.
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Visitor restrictions reinstated at PeaceHealth
Due to the increase in
COVID-19 cases in local
communities, including the
circulation of the highly
contagious variants, Peace-
Health is temporarily re-
stricting all visitor access,
with some exceptions, at its
four Lane County hospitals
and PeaceHealth Medical
Group clinics. This change
will take effect at noon, on
Tuesday, Aug. 3.
The temporary restric-
tions will apply to the fol-
lowing medical centers:
• PeaceHealth
Sacred
Heart Medical Center at
RiverBend in Springfield
• PeaceHealth
Sacred
Heart Medical Center, Uni-
versity District in Eugene
• PeaceHealth
Cottage
Grove Community Medical
Center
• PeaceHealth Peace Har-
bor Medical Center in Flor-
ence
“We recognize the impor-
tance of having loved ones
visit patients in our hospitals
and made this decision only
after careful consideration,”
said Todd Salnas, chief exec-
utive of the PeaceHealth Or-
egon network. “Our priority
is the health and safety of
our patients, caregivers and
community.”
PeaceHealth continues to
follow CDC and state guide-
lines that include requiring
all employees to wear ap-
propriate personal protec-
tive equipment and masks,
testing all admitted patients,
restricting visitors and car-
ing for COVID-19 patients
on a dedicated unit.
“We urge all who are el-
igible to get vaccinated if
they have not already done
so,” said Dr. Jim McGovern,
PeaceHealth Oregon’s chief
medical officer. “We recom-
mend that anyone who has
questions or concerns about
the safety and effectiveness
of the vaccine reach out to
their healthcare provider.”
The following exceptions
allow visitors on a case-by-
case basis for patients who
are not positive for or sus-
pected to have COVID-19:
• Two support persons for
end-of-life patients
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• Two
parents/legal
guardians of a minor patient
• One support person for
Emergency Department pa-
tients
• One support person
for Labor and Delivery and
Mom-Baby at Sacred Heart
RiverBend and Peace Har-
bor Medical Center; may
also have a certified doula
or community midwife for
labor and birth
• Two parents of a NICU
patient (Both parents must
remain in the room for the
duration of the visit.)
• One support person to
help a patient with mobility
challenges or discharge in-
structions
Patients who have con-
firmed
COVID-19
or
are suspected to have
COVID-19 may not receive
visitors except as follows:
• One visitor for patients
receiving end-of-life care
• One parent or legal
guardian of a minor
• One support person for
labor and delivery
• One visitor for patients
with cognitive or physical
disability who require assis-
tance
PeaceHealth encourages
loved ones to connect with
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patients through technolo-
gy, such as cell phones, tab-
lets and laptops.
PeaceHealth
Medical
Group clinics will tempo-
rarily limit visitor access at
its clinics except for visi-
tors accompanying patients
needing assistance. Exam-
ples of patients who may
require assistance include
children and patients with
physical or cognitive im-
pairments.
In addition, visitors will
be permitted in those clin-
ical situations where a vis-
itor will be integral to the
decision making and infor-
mation exchange process,
for example, for Obstetrics,
Palliative Care, Oncology
and major procedural dis-
cussions.
PeaceHealth leadership
wants to thank anyone af-
fected by these restrictions
for their understanding and
help in keeping patients,
caregivers and communities
safe and healthy.
For more information
about visitor restrictions
and COVID-19 vaccines,
including scheduling an
appointment, please visit
peacehealth.org/coronavi-
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