OLYMPIA, Wash. — Governor Jay Inslee has announced a new COVID-19 reopening plan for Washington.
The governor says some restrictions in the state will be eased beginning next week and Washington will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions.
At a news conference Tuesday, Inslee said the new guidelines would go into effect January 11 and include a “small resumption of some activities statewide.”
Inslee said some live entertainment with very tight capacity restrictions and some fitness programs would be allowed.
Also, instead of having each of Washington’s 39 counties treated separately, the state will divide them into eight geographic regions based on health system resources when considering virus oversight.