Washington Gov. Jay Inslee chats with longtime friend Cal Kalabaza of Tacoma during the "Welcome Back, Washington" celebration at Wright Park in Tacoma, Wash. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (Tony Overman/The News Tribune via AP)
Oregon and Washington on Wednesday lifted most of their COVID-19 restrictions to become two of the last states to broadly ease virus orders put in place in the very first days of the pandemic
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READ MOREIn this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visits the Marion County and Salem Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Salem, Ore. (Abigail Dollins/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
This means statewide mask mandates, in most settings, will be lifted and there will no longer be capacity limits, required physical distancing or county risk levels.
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