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<\/p>\nSacramento, CA…Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak today announced their respective states are joining California, Oregon and Washington in the Western States Pact \u2013 a working group of Western state governors with a shared vision for modifying stay at home orders and fighting COVID-19. \u201cI want to thank Colorado and Nevada for joining the Western States Pact,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cCOVID-19 doesn\u2019t follow state or national boundaries, and it will take every level of government, working together to get the upper hand on this virus.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cColoradans are working together to slow the spread of COVID-19 and have important information to share with and to gain from other states. I\u2019m thrilled Colorado is joining the Western States Pact,\u201d said Governor Jared Polis. \u201cThere\u2019s no silver bullet that will solve this pandemic until there is a cure so we must have a multifaceted and bold approach in order to slow the spread of the virus, to keep our people safe and help our economy rebound.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m honored to have\u202fthe State of Nevada\u202fjoin\u202fthe Western States Pact and believe the sharing of critical information and best practices\u202fon how to mitigate the spread, protect the health and safety of our residents,\u202fand reopen\u202fresponsibly\u202fwill be invaluable\u202fas we chart our paths\u202fforward,\u201d said Governor Steve Sisolak. \u201cMillions of visitors from our fellow Western states\u202ftravel to\u202fNevada every year as a premier tourism\u202fdestination, and this\u202fpartnership\u202fwill\u202fbe vital to our immediate recovery and long-term economic comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently announced they would be working together under a shared vision for gradually modifying their states\u2019 stay at home orders and fighting COVID-19. They listed three shared principles as foundational to the agreement:<\/p>\n
Our residents\u2019 health comes first. As home to nearly one in five Americans and gateway to the rest of the world, the West Coast has an outsized stake in controlling and ultimately defeating COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Health outcomes and science \u2013 not politics \u2013 will guide these decisions. Modifications to our states\u2019 stay at home orders must be made based off our understanding of the total health impacts of COVID-19, including: the direct impact of the disease on our communities; the health impact of measures introduced to control the spread in communities \u2014particularly felt by those already experiencing social disadvantage prior to COVID-19; and our health care systems\u2019 ability to ensure care for those who may become sick with COVID-19 and other conditions. This effort will be guided by data. We need to see a decline in the rate of spread of the virus before large-scale reopening, and we will be working in coordination to identify the best metrics to guide this.<\/p>\n
Our states will only be effective by working together. Each state will work with its local leaders and communities within its borders to understand what\u2019s happening on the ground and adhere to our agreed upon approach.<\/p>\n
As part of the Western States Pact, the Governors commit to working together toward the following four goals:<\/p>\n
Protecting vulnerable populations at risk for severe disease if infected. This includes a concerted effort to prevent and fight outbreaks in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.<\/p>\n
Ensuring an ability to care for those who may become sick with COVID-19 and other conditions. This will require adequate hospital surge capacity and supplies of personal protective equipment.<\/p>\n
Mitigating the non-direct COVID-19 health impacts, particularly on disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\n
Protecting the general public by ensuring any successful lifting of interventions includes the development of a system for testing, tracking and isolating. The states will work together to share best practices.
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