Treatment rooms for seriously ill patients in the Salem Hospital emergency department are larger to allow more people and medical equipment inside (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions at $5 a month help support this. As[Read More…]
Tag: CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Life changing rapidly in Malheur County as closures pile up
Lunches are bagged and ready to distribute as Malheur County schools help feed children kept out of school due to the virus. (Joe Siess/Malheur Enterprise) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions at $5 a month help support[Read More…]
UPDATED: Malheur County restaurants adapting to new restrictions, some plan to close
Mal’s Diner in Vale is one of the many local restaurants that will be impacted by Gov. Kate Brown’s ban issued Monday afternoon in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community[Read More…]
Restaurants are next to face Oregon restrictions as governor considers curfew, closure
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. MONDAY UPDATE: Gov. Kate Brown told reporters Monday[Read More…]
Oregon officials working to prepare hospitals for expected surge in infected patients
Pat Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. SALEM – Health[Read More…]
SUNDAY DIGEST: The latest reporting from the Enterprise, other news teams on coronavirus
Malheur County Health Department NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statewide media collaboration is forming to also share coverage among[Read More…]
Oregon’s decision to close schools came fast as staffing was proving ‘too difficult’
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, the Oregon state health officer, announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. SALEM – In[Read More…]
Oregon sees first death from COVID-19, legislator calls for cash infusion for Oregonians as economy staggers
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, Oregon’s state health officer, speaks about new measures to contain COVID-19 at a news conference in Portland on March 12, 2020 (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. A[Read More…]
Malheur County schools announce plans to provide free meals during closure
The Ontario School District will continue to provide food services to students during the school closure. Food will be available beginning Monday, March 16 until Tuesday, March 31. (FILE/The Enterprise) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help[Read More…]
Vale Fire and Ambulance crab feed still good to go – and they do mean go
Vale Fire and Ambulance supervisor Todd Hesse talks about plans to change the format of the annual crab feed slated March 21. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – The Vale crab feed is still on. Local customers for one of the area’s most popular events won’t be able to sit down[Read More…]