Oregon Gov. Kate Brown outlines details of new indoor mask mandate

Oregonians statewide are asked to wear masks indoors and get vaccinated if they haven’t already in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown addressed the media Wednesday to outline her decision to require masks once again for all Oregonians in indoor public spaces. The measure is intended to slow the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant and goes into effect Friday, Aug. 13.

Brown was joined by State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger and Oregon Health Authority Director Pat Allen in explaining how this strain of COVID-19 is three times as infectious and is wreaking havoc on Oregon’s hospital systems.