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The home care worker from Springfield told a video conference of elected officials and health care representatives that her 70-year-old mother-in-law is watching her child because Hunt fears exposing her daughter to the new virus.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon leaders at the state and federal level along with employers and union members held press briefing at 10 a.m. Monday to reinforce the need for an increased supply of personal protective equipment in the state.
The news that 12 staffers at OHSU tested positive for COVID-19 underscores the ongoing and increasing need for PPE — personal protective equipment.
On Wednesday, March 25, Oregon's congressional delegation — Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, and Kurt Schrader, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — described "serious shortages" of personal protective equipment, including respiratory masks, surgical gowns and gloves in helping to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Oregon's congressional delegation asked the White House Wednesday, March 25, to issue a major disaster declaration for the state.
A disaster declaration can provide financial and other assistance to local businesses, nonprofit groups and state agencies.