Watch: Washington state Gov. Inslee gave update on COVID-19, reopening Thursday (Jan. 28)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had a virtual news conference for 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, to talk about the state’s response to COVID-19 and to make adjustments to the state’s current plan for reopening the economy, “Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery.”

Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, said at a virtual town hall livestreamed on Facebook Wednesday evening that Inslee would be announcing adjustments to metrics Thursday, as reported by The Seattle Times. There will be some “additional flexibility,” Billig said, but he thought final steps were still being worked out.

Joining the governor Thursday afternoon were Lacy Fehrenbach, assistant secretary of health, and Nick Streuli, executive director of external affairs for the Office of the Governor.

You can view the announcement below, courtesy of TVW.

This story was originally published January 28, 2021 at 10:16 AM.

Sara Gentzler

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Sara Gentzler joined The Olympian in June 2019 as a county and courts reporter. She now covers Washington state government for The Olympian, The News Tribune, The Bellingham Herald, and Tri-City Herald. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Creighton University.