April 3 marks the next post-pandemic phase as the states loosen mask mandates among doctors, patients and visitors.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Starting Monday, state mask mandates in health care settings, will be a thing of the past in Oregon and Washington.
State health officials announced the impending changes about a month ago as a coordinated effort to end one of the most steadfast regulations of the pandemic.
The decision came as state health officials noted Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection cases were dropping, while COVID-19 cases were all also trending downward. Still, Oregon State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger recognized that lifting the mask
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