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Governor Jay Inslee holds a news conference to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response.

| Governor's Office

Начиная с пятницы 26 июня, все люди в штате Вашингтон обязаны носить маски, покрывающие их лица,

06/26/2020

The Department of Health is identifying an additional 88 hospitalizations statewide today, most of which have occurred in the past week but have gone unreported. Counties with a large impact include Yakima (16), King (21), Benton (8), Pierce (9), Franklin (6), Snohomish (5) and Spokane (6).

06/26/2020

As communities across the state experience spikes in the number of positive COVID-19 cases, former U.S. Defense Secretary, Gen. (R) James Mattis is urging Washingtonians to follow physical distancing recommendations and wear face coverings to help slow the spread.

06/26/2020

Simula sa Biyernes, Hunyo 26, lahat ng tao sa Washington state ay kailangan

06/26/2020

Governor Inslee sent a memo to local government officials explaining the state's Safe Start Reopening Guide. The memo comes after the release of the guide for state agencies. The governor encouraged local governments to use the guidance as a resource as they work to develop their own Safe Start plans for reopening.

06/25/2020
Governor's Office

Today Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman approved Thurston County to move to Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee's Safe Start plan.

06/24/2020

Personnel with the state’s Emergency Management Division, in partnership with the procurement team at the state Department of Enterprise Services, purchased 3.6 million cloth face masks with a plan to distribute two masks to every Washingtonian below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. In just two weeks, the state distributed nearly 2.8 million masks and is working on filling the remaining orders from local emergency management offices. 

06/24/2020
Washington Emergency Management Division

Hoy, el secretario de Salud del estado de Washington, John Wiesman, firmó la Orden 20-03, la cual exige el uso de tapabocas en cualquier lugar público, en interio

06/24/2020

El secretario de Salud del estado de Washington, John Wiesman, autorizó hoy al condado de Thurston para avanzar a la fase 3 del plan de Comienzo Seguro del gobernador Jay Inslee.

06/24/2020

Gov. Jay Inslee was joined today by presidents of Washington colleges and universities to unveil the guidance for reopening in-person instruction at higher education institutions in the fall.

06/24/2020
Governor's Office

Today Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman signed Order 20-03 mandating the use of face coverings in any indoor or outdoor public setting in the stat

06/24/2020

El secretario de Salud del estado de Washington, John Wiesman, autorizó hoy al condado de Kittitas para avanzar a la fase 3 del plan de Comienzo Seguro del gobernador Jay Inslee.

06/23/2020

Beginning June 26, every Washingtonian in an indoor public space, or in an outside public space when unable to physically distance from others, will be legally required to wear a face covering.

06/23/2020
Governor's Office

Today Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman approved Kittitas County to move to Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee's Safe Start plan.

06/23/2020