The difference between phases is mostly a matter of degree. In Phase 3, for example, restaurants may welcome people to dine inside at 50% of the establishment’s regular capacity. In Phase 2, that drops back to 25%; indoor dining is prohibited in Phase 1. The same metric applies to spectators at outdoor sports like baseball and soccer, at salons, in retail stores and at worship services.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that he would not move any counties back a phase right now, even though epidemiologists have observed a fourth surge spreading in the state. He said he would reassess that decision in two weeks, because the most recent data from
→ Continue reading at Crosscut
