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Background. Chalk writing on a sidewalk in southeast Portland during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak started in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Oregon on February 28, 2020. On that day, Governor Kate Brown created a coronavirus response team; on March 8 she declared a state of emergency; and on March 23 she issued a statewide stay-at-home order with class C misdemeanor charges for violators.
Flattening the curve is a public health strategy to slow down the spread of an epidemic, used against the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The curve being flattened is the epidemic curve, a visual representation of the number of infected people needing health care over time.
States, territories, and counties that issued a stay-at-home order in 2020. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
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Pomeroy was a self-taught cook who rose to prominence when she opened her acclaimed Portland restaurant Beast in 2007 with business partner Micah Camden and sous chef Mika Paredes.. After Beast ...
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Note: Due to social distancing measures put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, episode 184 was filmed at an unspecified location. Episodes 185–231 were filmed at John Oliver's home. Episodes 185–231 were filmed at John Oliver's home.