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Washington state will remain in partial lockdown through Jan. 4, with continued bans on indoor dining and indoor social gatherings lasting at least an additional three weeks, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. Bans on indoor gatherings and indoor dining will remain in place for an additional three weeks.
Washington state will remain in partial lockdown through Jan. 4, with continued bans on indoor dining and indoor social gatherings lasting at least an additional three weeks, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday.
As those restrictions continue, the state plans to ensure that unemployment benefits for about 100,000 people don’t expire later this month — even if Congress fails to pass a new relief package to extend those benefits at the federal level.
At a press conference Tuesday morning, Inslee didn’t introduce any new coronavirus restrictions. But he said the continued severity of the COVID-19 pandemic warrants extending the limits he announced in mid-November, saying the steep rise in cases has reached “crisis levels.” Absent an extension, the restrictions would have ended Dec. 14. (READ MORE ON COVID RESTRICTION EXTENSIONS)
SOURCE: CROSSCUT | by Melissa Santos | December 8, 2020
Bans on indoor gatherings and indoor dining will remain in place for an additional three weeks.
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