Oregon lifts outdoor mask mandate, effective immediately – By Fedor Zarkhin (The Oregonian/OregonLive) / Nov 23 2021
Oregonians no longer must wear masks in public outdoor settings, state health officials said Tuesday, lifting a COVID-19 pandemic mandate in place nearly three months.
The state has since late August required that everyone wear a mask in a public, outdoor space where social distancing isn’t possible, regardless of vaccination status.
The decision to lift the mandate reflected the state’s success cutting cases and hospitalizations, said Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen.
“Together, we’ve managed to turn back the tsunami of new infections that very nearly swamped our healthcare system,” Allen said in a news conference. “Our collective adherence to these life saving measures has spared Oregon from the extreme impacts experienced in other states.”
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