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Brown orders Oregonians to stay home to stem COVID-19 spread

by Associated Press
| March 23, 2020 11:04 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown ordered Oregonians to stay home Monday and banned all non-essential gatherings and travel to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus after crowds of people descended on the state's beach towns and hiking trails over the weekend despite pleas to stay home.

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