We're still allowed to leave our homes, at least for now
By Rachel La Corte / Associated Press
OLYMPIA — There are no immediate plans in Washington to enact more stringent social distancing requirements to fight the spread of coronavirus like those imposed by California, New York and other states, Gov. Jay Inslee’s chief of staff said Friday.
“We don’t feel it’s necessary to take that next step today, in terms of shutting down more businesses,” David Postman told reporters.
Postman said that compared to what Washington is already doing, there’s not much difference in what’s closed in states that have issued shelter-in-place orders.
“It’s a difference of messaging,” he said. In California, for example, grocery stores, farmers markets, food banks, convenience stores, pharmacies and other health care providers, news outlets, banks and laundromats are still open and restaurants can still provide take-out food and make deliveries.
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