Lincoln County approved for Phase 2

Lincoln County is one of five counties that the state Department of Health approved Friday to move on to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan to reopen the state economy, Health Administrator Ed Dzedzy confirmed to The Times.

“We got approved,” Dzedzy said. “Phase 2, for everything except businesses, begins now. Businesses can open as soon as the governor announces his guidelines.”

Once guidelines have been released, businesses such as barbershops and nail salons can reopen. Restaurants will be able to reopen at 50% capacity. Dzedzy expects this could happen as early as Monday or Tuesday.

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