Starting May 27, Multnomah County will enter the state’s “lower risk” category, which means restaurants can close at midnight, venues can fill up to 50 percent capacity, and restaurants can start opening “vaccinated sections,” which lift social distancing mandates for vaccinated customers.
Earlier this month, Gov. Kate Brown announced that Oregon counties could enter the “lower risk” category as soon as it vaccinates 65 percent of residents 16 years old or older and the state approves its plan to address vaccination equity gaps. The lower risk category is the lowest risk level in the state’s COVID-19 safety protocol framework; it allows groups of 10 to gather indoors at parties,
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