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STATE MyEagleNews.com Wednesday, August 26, 2020 A13 Governor says more restrictions possible if coronavirus doesn’t improve Travel, other restrictions possible By Nick Budnick Oregon Capital Bureau With the spread of coro- navirus in Oregon hold- ing fairly steady, Gov. Kate Brown on Friday said she is prepared to impose new restrictions if things don’t improve. Brown said, to has- ten the opening of schools around Oregon for in-person instruction, she is prepared to impose restrictions on travel in and out of Oregon, and potentially other restric- tions too. “IF WE CANNOT IMPROVE OUR TRAJECTORY OVER THE REST OF THE MONTH, UNFORTUNATELY I WILL NEED TO ADD MORE RESTRICTIONS.” —Gov. Kate Brown Defending her past deci- sions as a balancing act, Brown said, “unfortunately, it’s still not enough. Our infection rate is still too high to get all of our kids safely back in classrooms at most of our schools this fall.” She said the current infection rate is still way too high. “If we cannot improve our trajectory over the rest of the month,” she said, “unfortunately I will need to add more restrictions.” Under the latest projec- tions, she said, it looks to be about 200 days before schools can reopen for classroom instruction. But with significant improve- ments that figure can be cut as low as six weeks. Oregon health officials in the same press confer- ence said the latest model- ing report indicates the state continues to hold steady in transmission rates, with each case of coronavirus leading to one more. That reproduction rate needs to drop from 1 to 0.75, they said. However, Oregon Health Authority Director Pat Allen said he thinks the modeling report is lagging the current situation. He cited encourag- ing signs in recent weeks that he said show improvement, such as a drop in confirmed cases and in the rate of posi- tive coronavirus tests. File photo Gov. Kate Brown. Emergency relief check program funds fully dedicated, no new appointments to be made Unprecedented program to wind down starting today Blue Mountain Eagle As the states’ $500 Emergency Relief Check Program entered its third day Friday, state officials announced all 70,000 available pay- ments were distributed or dedicated to Oregonians in need. The program began winding down Friday morning, according to a press release from offices of the House speaker and Senate presi- dent. Financial insti- tutions participating in this public-pri- vate partnership had a final funding allot- ment cap for the day House and could not accept Speaker Tina Kotek new walk-in appli- cations once they reach the allotment cap. Previously scheduled appointments will continue through the end of the month, but new appointments will not be made. “I want to thank the financial institutions that have stepped up in an emergency and are continuing to work so hard to get money into the hands of desperate Oregonians,” Sen- ate President Peter Courtney said. “We’ve said from the beginning that we know this is not enough money to Oregon Capital Bureau file photo Senate President Peter Courtney. help all of those in need. But we had to take action to get money directly to people as quickly as possible and this is a tremendous example of Ore- gonians pitching in to help our most vulnerable.” “These last couple days have put a spotlight on just how dire the need is all across the state,” House Speaker Tina Kotek said. “We have to get more money to help people. The federal govern- ment has the ability to make direct stimulus payments to Americans whose lives are in jeopardy and are not doing so. I find this incredibly frustrating and disappointing.” After two days, the program deliv- ered funds to payments to nearly 40,000 eligible Oregonians in need. On the first day of the program, 62% of $500 payments went to zip codes outside the Portland Metropolitan Area. “WE’VE SAID FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WE KNOW THIS IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO HELP ALL OF THOSE IN NEED. BUT WE HAD TO TAKE ACTION TO GET MONEY DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THIS IS A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE OF OREGONIANS PITCHING IN TO HELP OUR MOST VULNERABLE.” —Senate President Peter Courtney The offices of the House speaker and Senate president will follow up with more detailed information and data about the program as soon as it is available, including which geo- graphic locations were served. 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