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Counties can apply to reopen starting this Friday

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Counties can apply to reopen starting this Friday
Counties can apply to reopen starting this Friday

Douglas County officials confirmed Tuesday, they were on a conference call with Brown and eight other counties discussing plans about reopening their local economies.

New tonight at 11... the light at the end of the coronavirus tunnnel just got a little bit brighter.

We learned tonight oregon counties will now be able to*apply to re-open starting this friday.

Key word apply.

Kezi nine news reporter connor mccarthy is here live in the studio and gives us details about this application.

Chynna-- officials from douglas county say they were on a confernce call yesterday with 8 other counties and the governor discussing plans on how to reopen.

Tongiht county leaders learned the governor will start accepting applications to reopen starting this friday... with plans for the first county to open may 15th.

Now to re-open counties must meet all of these requirements.

There must be sufficient hospital capacity and enough p-p-e to handle a surge in cases.

They must have the ability to do widespread testing.

Finally... there must be a system set up for contact tracing for those who may have been exposed to the virus.

Now governor kate brown will be holding a press conference tomorrow at 11 a-m about new guidance for counties and buisnesses to be able to reopen.

Kezi 9 news will carry the press confernce live right here in less than 12 hours.

Reporting live in the studio connor mccarthy kezi nine news.

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