Gov. Jay Inslee Friday approved an update to the guidance documents for Proclamation 20-26, Operations and Visitation, for long term care facilities.
The guidance documents will be amended to align with recent CDC recommendations regarding what infection control practices should be in place when planning for or allowing communal activities, such as group activities or communal dining. The changes will allow residents who are fully vaccinated to choose to have close contact with other fully vaccinated individuals and to not wear source control during the activity. This change reflects the continuing progression towards returning long term care facilities to a more normal state by allowing residents to have greater contact with their fellow residents, reducing the stark social isolation many have faced during the past year.
The changes are effective immediately. The Department of Social Health Services, in partnership with the Department of Health, will also issue a guidance letter to long term care providers notifying them of this change.
Standout athlete Kyra Gardner closed out the track and field season with four firsts at the District IV Championships at Rainier HS Thursday. Gardner, a junior at Raymond HS, who jumps and runs with the gracefulness of a deer, won the triple jump with a season record effort mark of 35 feet, 3/4 inches, 100-meter high hurdles with a PR time of :16.32; high jump (5 feet, 6 inches) and long jump (15 feet, 11¾ inches). Gardner was the only competitor among the girls and boys to win four events.
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