{"id":634156,"date":"2021-08-11T16:35:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T20:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=634156"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T20:35:29","slug":"oregon-to-become-tenth-state-to-reimplement-indoor-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-to-become-tenth-state-to-reimplement-indoor-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon To Become Tenth State To Reimplement Indoor Mask Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-to-become-tenth-state-to-reimplement-indoor-mask-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=634156&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647519-scaled-e1628712210187.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Oregon is reimplementing an indoor mask mandate regardless of individual\u2019s vaccination status, Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Brown claimed that the increase in COVID-19 related cases and hospitalizations could strain the state\u2019s health care system, the Associated Press (AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-health-oregon-coronavirus-pandemic-854e3ba6f4e9c971c4f70aae14bf1a6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The mandate, set to take effect on Friday, will require unvaccinated and vaccinated Oregonians over the age of five to wear masks in public indoor spaces, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Public indoor spaces include grocery stores, restaurants, indoor entertainment venues, gyms, and other businesses. However, the mandate includes carve-outs for certain activities, such as eating, drinking, and organized sports, the AP noted. On public transit, individuals over the age of two years old, regardless of their vaccination status, will have to wear a face mask, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.2727272727273\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) announced today that the entire state population will be subject to a mask mandate in all indoor spaces. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YMo5ys6tS5\">https:\/\/t.co\/YMo5ys6tS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1425218493654487049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOregon is facing a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations \u2014 consisting overwhelmingly of unvaccinated individuals \u2014 that is quickly exceeding the darkest days of our winter surge,\u201d Brown claimed, according to the AP. \u201cWhen our hospitals are full, there will be no room for additional patients needing care \u2014 whether for COVID-19, a heart attack or stroke, a car collision, or a variety of other emergency situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday, 635 people were hospitalized in Oregon due to COVID-19, which is higher than the previous record of 622 set last November before vaccines were available, the AP noted. However, while cases and hospitalizations have spiked, deaths remain less than a fifth of what they were at peak levels, The New York Times\u2019 COVID-19 tracker for Oregon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/us\/oregon-covid-cases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">showed<\/a>. The state\u2019s seven-day average was 5.6 deaths, according to the New York Times. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/05\/covid-coronavirus-breakthrough-delta-mask-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Even With Breakthrough Cases, The Data Doesn\u2019t Seem To Support Mask Mandates For Vaccinated People)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Previously, Brown encouraged municipalities to implement mask mandates for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, but very few did, the AP reported. Counties that replied to the AP\u2019s inquiry regarding the state\u2019s mask mandate said they were concerned about the recent spike in cases, but were not going to reimpose mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, those who are most likely to adhere to a mask mandate are already vaccinated, so I\u2019m not convinced new mandates will be all that effective in containing the Delta variant,\u201d Elizabeth Farrar Campbell, a judge in Gilliam County, told the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/health\/healthy-living\/info-2020\/states-mask-mandates-coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nine<\/a> other states \u2014 California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Washington\u2014 as well as Washington, D.C., currently have active mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p>Several municipalities in states without mask mandates, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/philly-covid-restrictions-pa-indoor-dining-coronavirus-philadelphia\/10944795\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia<\/a>, Pennsylvania, have recently started requiring masks as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon is reimplementing an indoor mask mandate regardless of individual\u2019s vaccination status, Democratic Oregon Gov. 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