Still no Phase 3, but Washington Gov. Inslee says no regions will backslide in reopening

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday announced a pause on regions moving backward in the state’s “Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery” plan, meaning the entire state will remain in Phase 2 of the two-phase plan for now.

“We’re making this pause in recognition of the fact that we’ve made incredible progress in knocking down the infection rate of COVID in the last several weeks,” Inslee said at a virtual news conference.