UPDATE: Oregon orders restaurants, bars shut down to all but takeout and delivery service and bans gatherings of more than 25 people for four weeks

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Sunday outlined new measures she is discussing with state and local officials to decrease transmission rates of the coronavirus as 39 cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the state.

Brown said she was considering a curfew for restaurants and bars, limiting their occupancy or potentially temporarily shutting them down altogether. The policy could have exceptions for take-out and restaurants where diners can be distant from each other.

She said she would announce her decision Monday. Stay tuned to OregonLive.com for news about her announcement.

CORONAVIRUS IN OREGON: THE LATEST NEWS

Here are 5 key coronavirus stories from Sunday:

NEW CASES: Three new presumptive positive cases of coronavirus, spread among Yamhill, Deschutes and Linn counties, were reported on Sunday, increasing the total of known cases to 39 statewide, according to the Oregon Health Authority.

NEW CDC GUIDANCE: Officials across the country curtailed many elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with health officials recommending that groups of 50 or more don’t get together and a government expert saying a 14-day national shutdown may be needed. Brown did not change her directive restricting gatherings of more than 250 people on Sunday.

DOCTORS HOSPITALIZED: Two doctors have been hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19, including one in Washington, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians.

The Washington doctor, who is in his 40s, works for EvergreenHealth. That’s the hospital system in Kirkland, Washington, which has treated dozens of patients from the Life Care Center, the nursing home at the center of Washington’s deadliest outbreak.

WASHINGTON MEASURES: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday night that he would order all bars, restaurants, entertainment and recreation facilities to temporarily close to fight the spread of coronavirus in the state with by far the most deaths in the U.S. from the disease.

INTEREST RATES: The Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday and slashed its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to nearly zero and announced it would purchase more Treasury securities to encourage lending to try to offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

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-- The Oregonian/OregonLive

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