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Oregon expands face mask requirement

October 20, 2020, 8:21am Health

The Oregon Health Authority expanded its guidance on face coverings Monday, requiring people to now wear masks “in all private and public workplaces including classrooms, offices, meeting rooms and workspaces, unless someone is alone in an office or in a private workspace,” according to a news release from OHA. Read story

Maurilia Marquez of Su Casa Marquez applied for a grant from the city of Vancouver, Clark County and Mercy Corps that will help her pay expenses that were lost because of the pandemic and the restrictions around it.

Clark County businesses seek help from local grants

Maurilia Marquez of Su Casa Marquez applied for a grant from the city of Vancouver, Clark County and Mercy Corps that will help her pay expenses that were lost because of the pandemic and the restrictions around it.

October 20, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Business

Maurilia Marquez, owner of Su Casa Marquez on Fourth Plain Boulevard, is behind with her rent. She’s feeling the squeeze to pay her employees. And business during the pandemic is slow for the family-owned Mexican restaurant. Read story

This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Weekend Clark County COVID-19 cases down from previous week

This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

October 19, 2020, 12:07pm Clark County Health

Clark County reported 124 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since Friday in the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Read story

A woman wearing a face mask walks in Manchester, England, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. Britain&#039;s government says discussions about implementing stricter restrictions in Greater Manchester must be completed Monday because the public health threat caused by rising COVID-19 infections is serious and getting worse.

World struggles as confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 40 million

A woman wearing a face mask walks in Manchester, England, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. Britain&#039;s government says discussions about implementing stricter restrictions in Greater Manchester must be completed Monday because the public health threat caused by rising COVID-19 infections is serious and getting worse.

October 19, 2020, 8:03am Nation & World

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended life and work around the world. Read story

Pedestrians in protective masks pass a storefront on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, as restrictions on operations are imposed due to an increase in COVID-19 infections in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York. After shutdowns swept entire nations during the first surge of the coronavirus earlier this year, some countries and U.S. states are trying more targeted measures as cases rise again around the world. New York&#039;s new round of shutdowns zeroes in on individual neighborhoods, closing schools and businesses in hot spots measuring just a few square miles.

As virus flares globally, new strategies target hot spots

Pedestrians in protective masks pass a storefront on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, as restrictions on operations are imposed due to an increase in COVID-19 infections in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York. After shutdowns swept entire nations during the first surge of the coronavirus earlier this year, some countries and U.S. states are trying more targeted measures as cases rise again around the world. New York&#039;s new round of shutdowns zeroes in on individual neighborhoods, closing schools and businesses in hot spots measuring just a few square miles.

October 19, 2020, 7:59am Health

After entire nations were shut down during the first surge of the coronavirus earlier this year, some countries and U.S. states are trying more targeted measures as cases rise again around the world, especially in Europe and the Americas. Read story

Medical staff takes a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus test center in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. The city exceeded the important warning level of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. More and more German cities become official high risk corona hotspots with travel restrictions within Germany.

New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days

Medical staff takes a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus test center in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. The city exceeded the important warning level of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. More and more German cities become official high risk corona hotspots with travel restrictions within Germany.

October 17, 2020, 12:57pm Nation & World

Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases Saturday. Read story

FILE - In this July 17, 2020 file photo, a senior citizen holds the hand of a care coordinator at a Health facility in Miami.  Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of cost, with the aid of two national pharmacy chains.

Feds planning now to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes

FILE - In this July 17, 2020 file photo, a senior citizen holds the hand of a care coordinator at a Health facility in Miami.  Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of cost, with the aid of two national pharmacy chains.

October 16, 2020, 6:58pm Nation & World

Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help. Read story

Oregon sees 418 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths

October 16, 2020, 6:05pm Northwest

The transmission rate of COVID-19 continues to increase as Oregon health officials announced an additional 418 new confirmed cases Friday and six additional deaths. Read story

Seattle hospital: COVID-19 outbreak killed 1, infected staff

October 16, 2020, 6:04pm Northwest

A hospital in Seattle has confirmed a coronavirus outbreak killed one patient and sickened three others. Read story

Tim and Pat Tompkins pause for a picture on their way to early vote in Bettendorf, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Tompkins said he and his wife, Pat, were concerned about coronavirus exposure in bigger crowds and brought their own sanitizer, but were determined to vote.

Coronavirus surges in key battleground states as Election Day nears

Tim and Pat Tompkins pause for a picture on their way to early vote in Bettendorf, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Tompkins said he and his wife, Pat, were concerned about coronavirus exposure in bigger crowds and brought their own sanitizer, but were determined to vote.

October 16, 2020, 6:02pm Nation & World

Rising coronavirus cases in key presidential battleground states a little more than two weeks before Election Day are the latest worry for election officials and voters fearing chaos or exposure to the virus at polling places despite months of planning. Read story