New COVID-19 restrictions in Washington state: Inslee bans indoor social gatherings, indoor dining

Breaking News from GeekWire [GeekWire]( | [View in browser]( BREAKING NEWS Sunday, Nov 15, 2020 Washington state is setting further restrictions as COVID-19 case counts reach new highs and hospitalizations rise again. Indoor social gatherings and indoor dining [will be banned across the state]( effective Monday, Nov. 16 until Dec. 14. Residents are prohibited from being inside with people outside of their household, unless they quarantine for 14 days prior to gathering, or seven days if they also receive a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of gathering. “The decisions we have made have been based on science — the science of this virus, the science of what conditions lead to its transmission, and the recognition of what works, because we’ve done these things before, frankly,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (above) said during an online press conference on Sunday. [READ THE STORY]( Follow [@geekwire]( for updates. Send [us a news tip](. Share [our newsletter.]( [Forward to Friend]( [Forward to Friend]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Share]( [Share]( Copyright © 2020 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire. Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St Suite 203Seattle, Washington 98107 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences](