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Ex. OR-031 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance)

Governor Kate Brown Announces Two-Week Pause on Social Activities to Help Stop Rapid Spread of COVID-19

Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27) · Oregon (Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatilla Counties) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Oregon (Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatilla Counties) · Oregon
Level
State
Authority
EO 20-27 para. 3(d), 4, 11 and 26
Issued
2020-11-06 Nov. 6, 2020
Effective
2020-11-11
End
2020-11-25 as announced; overtaken by EO 20-65 (Nov. 18, 2020) (read as 2020-11-25)
In force
Nov. 11, 2020 to Nov. 25, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders
Addressees
  • restaurants
  • gyms, fitness studios, bowling alleys, ice rinks, indoor sports, pools, museums
  • businesses (work from home urged)
  • long-term care facilities
  • the public
Functions reached
  • DR dining (50 persons; party of six)
  • FC fitness and indoor recreation (50)
  • GATH social gatherings six
  • OF work from home urged
  • VS long-term-care visitation paused
Collection
Oregon OR

Operative words

Urging all businesses to mandate work from home to the greatest extent possible.... Pausing long-term care facility visits that take place indoors... Reducing maximum restaurant capacity to 50 people (including customers and staff) for indoor dining, with a maximum party size of six.... Reducing the maximum capacity of other indoor activities to 50 people (includes gyms, fitness organizations/studios, bowling alleys, ice rinks, indoor sports, pools, and museums).... Limiting social gatherings to your household, or no more than six people if the gathering includes those from outside your household

Enforcement

Through OHA sector guidance under EO 20-27 para. 26 (public health law; ORS 401.990)

Notes

Press reported expansion to nine counties before the freeze (not verified). the exhibit is the Governor's own release.

Retrieval note

Governor's own release (authority's description); the operative OHA guidance text was not read.