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>>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 11:00. >>> GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR
STAYING UP WAY WITH US LATE
WITH US.
WITH US.
WITH US. >>> WE BEGIN WITH EVIDENCE TO
RESTRICT CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
RESEARCH SHOWS 82% OF
OREGONIANS SUPPORTED GOVERNOR
STATE KATE BROWN'S STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. THAT'S SURVEY WAS DONE BETWEEN
APRIL 17th, BUT TODAY
PROTESTERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL
PUSHED FOR BUSINESSES TO REOPEN
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PROTESTERS GATHERED IN SALEM
THERE, THIS AFTERNOON.
MARCHING TO LIFT THE STAY-AT-
HOME ORDER.
HOME ORDER. SOUTH OREGON UNITING FOR
LIBERTY.
LIBERTY.
LIBERTY. ANY OF THAT GROUP THINK THE
SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES ARE
EXTREME, UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND
NEEDLESSLY TAKING THE ECONOMY.
>> IT IS NOT JUST A RISK
ANYMORE, IT IS A REALITY THAT
PEOPLE WILL BE LOSING THEIR
LIVELIHOOD.
LIVELIHOOD. WE WILL BE LOSING EVERYTHING
THAT WE HAVE WORKED FOR AS
HUMANITY.
HUMANITY.
HUMANITY. >> I AM HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE
IN THIS.
IN THIS.
IN THIS. AND I BELIEVE IN SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND I BELIEVE IN
OREGON, AND I AM VERY SORRY WE
ARE IN THE SITUATION.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE VIRUS, AND
SORRY ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE DIED.
HAVE DIED. BUT REALLY YOU ARE KILLING
OTHER PEOPLE AND OTHER WAYS.
>> WE HAVE SEEN SIMILAR RALLIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE PAST
FEW WEEKS, EVEN AS HEALTH
OFFICIALS WARNED THAT WE NEED
TO CONTINUE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
ONE MAN WE SPOKE WITH TODAY
WORRIES THESE DEMONSTRATIONS
COULD PUT PEOPLE AT RISK.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE
PEOPLE WANT TO BE SO CLOSE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE SMALL
BUSINESSES, BUT WE HAVE TO
PROCEED IN A SAFE WAY.
>> AND THAT IS THE CHALLENGE
GOVERNOR BROWN FACES.
SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE COUNTIES
REACH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE LIFTING RESTRICTIONS.
ROMERO EXPLAINS WHAT HAS TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> Reporter: GETTING A LOOK AT
A DOCUMENT THE GOVERNOR SENT TO
COUNTIES ON FRIDAY.
GAVE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON
REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFELY
REOPENING.
REOPENING. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TELLS ME
TIMELINES FOR AREAS WITH RURAL
AND URBAN DEPEND ON WHEN THEY
CAN MEET THIS CRITERIA.
>> THIS PROCESS WILL HAPPEN
MUCH MORE SLOWLY THAN ANY OF US
WOULD LIKE.
WOULD LIKE. >> Reporter: OREGON'S REOPENING
WILL HAPPEN IN PHASES.
GOVERNOR BROWN SAYS RURAL PARTS
OF THE STATE, WITH FEW, OR NO
COVID-19 CASES CAN LIKELY START
REOPENING AS SOON AS MAY 15th.
BUT IT WILL TAKE LONGER.
THEN COUNTIES THAT HAVE HAD
MORE THAN FIVE CASES.
COUNTIES ARE THE GOVERNORS
DOESN'T DEDICATED HEALTH
REGIONS NEED TO MEET SEVEN
CONDITIONS FOR THE CONCERT THE
FIRST PHASE OF REOPENING.
FIRST, COUNTIES WITH MORE THAN
FIVE CASES MUST SEE A DECLINE,
INCLUDING A TWO WEEK DROP IN
COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS.
COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS. SECONDLY, HEALTH REGIONS NEED A
MINIMUM TESTING PLAN, INCLUDING
TESTING 30 PEOPLE FOR EVERY
10,000 IN THE REGION EACH WEEK.
COUNTIES ALSO NEED MULTI-
CULTURAL AND BILINGUAL CONTACT
RESEARCHERS, TO TRACK DOWN
ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS.
PARTS OF THE STATES TESTING AND
CONTACT TRACING PLANS, A NEW
YEAR-LONG STUDY CALLED KEY TO
OREGON, WHERE OHS YOU WOULD
COLLECT DATA FROM 100 RANDOMLY
TESTED VOLUNTEERS.
TESTED VOLUNTEERS. >> THIS PLAN IS A GAME CHANGER,
IT WILL GIVE US A MORE ACCURATE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUE RATE
OF INFECTION IN OREGON, AND
HAVE ONGOING PRECISION
MONITORING OF ANY NEW
OUTBREAKS.
OUTBREAKS. >> WE WANT TO LIMIT THE SPREAD
OF COVID-19 IN OREGON WITH
PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO INFECT
OTHERS BEFORE THEY HAVE
SYMPTOMS OR NEVER HAVE
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. BUT WE HOPE TO SLOW IT AS MUCH
AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: COUNTIES WILL ALSO
NEED HOTEL ROOMS FOR PEOPLE WHO
TEST POSITIVE AND CAN SELF
ISOLATE.
ISOLATE.
ISOLATE. HOSPITALS ACROSS HEALTH REGIONS
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE COVID
PATIENTS, AND OTHER SICK PEOPLE.
AND FINALLY, PPE.
WATER HOSPITAL SYSTEMS NEED A
30 DAY SUPPLY, WHILE SMALLER
HOSPITALS NEED ENOUGH PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR 14
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. REGARDLESS OF WHAT PHASE YOU
ARE IN, IN TERMS OF REOPENING,
WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO
BE CAREFUL IN TERMS OF
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
IT IS JUST GOING TO BE A
DIFFERENT TYPE OF NORMAL.
UNTIL WE HAVE A VACCINE OR
TREATMENT FOR THE DISEASE,
GOVERNOR BROWN SAYS WE WILL
STILL HAVE TO PHYSICALLY
DISTANCE, PRACTICE REALLY GOOD
HYGIENE, AND WEAR MASKS IN
PUBLIC TO PROTECT OTHERS.
>> MEANWHILE, WASHINGTON'S,,
JAY INSLEE IS CONTINUING THE
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER THROUGH THE
END OF THE MONTH.
HE ALSO OUTLINED HOW
RESTRICTIONS WILL GRADUALLY BE
LIFTED.
LIFTED.
LIFTED. THE FIRST PHASE WOULD ALLOW
CURBSIDE PICKUP, CAR SALES AND
PRIVATE CHURCH SERVICE.
THAT COULD START IN MID-MAY.
WAYS TO WOULD INCLUDE REOPENING
THINGS LIKE BARBERSHOPS AND
SALONS.
SALONS.
SALONS. RESTAURANTS COULD OPEN AT 50%
CAPACITY, WITH TABLES LIMITED
TO FIVE PEOPLE.
CONSTRUCTION COULD BEGIN, AND
WOULD BE A LOT.
GOVERNOR INSLEE SAYS EVEN AS
THINGS REOPEN THOUGH, SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND OTHER HEALTH
PRECAUTIONS ARE STILL NEEDED.
>> IT IS THE INDIVIDUAL
DECISIONS THAT ALL OF US WILL
BE MAKING OVER THE NEXT WEEKS
AND MONTHS TO COME.
THAT IS REALLY GOING TO
DETERMINE WHETHER WE SUCCEED TO
PREVENT HUGE FATALITIES IN OUR
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. I
STATE. I FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THAT.
WASHINGTONIANS HAVE BEEN DOING
A GREAT JOB ALREADY.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO
KEEP IT UP FOR SOME PERIOD OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> THERE WOULD BE FOUR PHASES
TOTAL, AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS
THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST THREE
WEEKS BETWEEN EACH ONE.
YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ABOUT
THOSE PHASES ON KGW.COM.
>>> GOVERNOR INSLEE, MEANWHILE
SAYS SOME WASHINGTON COUNTIES,
WITH LOWER POPULATIONS, AND LOW
INFECTION RATES, COULD ALSO BE
ALLOWED TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS
EARLIER THAN OTHERS.
IN OUR AREA, THIS WOULD INCLUDE
SKAMANIA, AND WHY INCOME
COUNTIES.
COUNTIES.
COUNTIES. LET'S LOOK AT THE LATEST
EDITION OF US HERE IN THE
NORTHWEST TONIGHT.
NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
REPORTED FIVE MORE DEATHS
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 109.
57 NEW POSITIVE CASES WERE
REPORTED.
REPORTED.
REPORTED. BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 2635.
SO FAR, MORE THAN 60,000
OREGONIANS HAVE BEEN TESTED.
IN WASHINGTON, THE NUMBERS ARE
MUCH HIGHER.
MUCH HIGHER. THE DEATH TOLL HAS CLIMBS TO
830, AND THE STATE HAS SEEN
JUST OVER 15,000 POSITIVE CASES.
SO FAR, MORE THAN 207,000
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTED IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >>> THE BOY SCOUTS ARE TRYING
TO MAKE THE MOST OF THESE
CHALLENGING TIMES.
CHALLENGING TIMES. THEY ARE HAVING VIRTUAL SCOUT
MEETINGS, AND FINDING OTHER
WAYS TO STAY INVOLVED.
TODAY WAS THE SO-CALLED
NATIONAL CAMP IN.
KGW'S RON EDWARDS TOLD HOW
LOCAL SCOUTS PLAY A ROLE IN
THAT ONLINE EVENT.
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE BOY
SCOUT OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL
CAMP IN.
CAMP IN.
CAMP IN. >> Reporter: THE BOY SCOUTS IS
A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
INSTEAD OF PITCHING A TENT IN
THE WOODS, THEY WILL HAVE AN
ALL DAY LONG VIRTUAL CAMP
EVENT, HELD IN HIS PLACE.
SHOWCASING ALL OF THE BEST
PARTS OF SCOUTING.
SCOUTS FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY TO PARK.
BIG-TIME FOR PORTLAND.
>> WELCOME TO YOUR NATIONAL
CAMPFIRE, COMING TO YOU LIVE,
FROM 10 QUARANTINE.
ALSO KNOWN AS MY BACKYARD.
RIGHT HERE, IN PORTLAND OREGON.
HOME OF THE FABULOUS CASCADE
PACIFIC COUNCIL.
PACIFIC COUNCIL. >> THE KIDS GOT TO SIGN IN
THEIR KIDS IN SONGS, THEY GOT
CREATIVE, AND SOME OF THEM USE
THEM, SO THAT KIDS FROM ALL
OVER THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES COULD BE IN ONE
SKIT OR SONG TOGETHER.
AND THEN WE COMPILED ALL OF
THOSE SKITS AND SONGS INTO ONE
HOUR-LONG PROGRAM.
HOUR-LONG PROGRAM. >> WHY ARE YOU SITTING ON?
YOU CAN MOVE THE BENCH OVER
THERE LAST WEEK.
>> NO!
>> NO!
>> NO! >>
>> NO! >> Reporter: FROM THEIR
BACKYARDS, OR LIVING ROOMS,
MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE TUNED
IN LIVE, THEY HAD A CHANCE TO
CAMP FROM ALONG WITH.
THIS WAS A BIG CHANGE FROM AN
ORGANIZATION AND THE WAY IT
NORMALLY OPERATES.
NORMALLY OPERATES. >> THIS CAN BE AN ISOLATING
TIME WHEN WE ALL HAVE TO STAY
HOME, AND SCOUTING THROUGHOUT
THIS ENTIRE TIME IS BEEN A
COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN COUNT ON.
>> Reporter: PROOF TODAY THAT
THE BOY SCOUTS FIGURED OUT A
WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE ENGAGED AND
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
>> THIS IS THE CAMP MANAGER,
YOU