Hospital is ready for Phase 2, but Whatcom County must take other coronavirus steps

Even though Whatcom County remains in Phase 1 of Washington state’s step-by-step approach to reopening businesses and easing restrictions in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic, local officials are preparing to meet the requirements to move into Phase 2, according to a press release sent Wednesday evening, May 27.

Statements regarding Phase 2 that the Whatcom County Health Department issued at its website Tuesday and Wednesday evenings were in apparent response to an email from The Bellingham Herald this week that went unanswered.