Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Soft Lockdown in Washington State

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced last night that all "non-essential" businesses must close for two weeks. Businesses can continue to function remotely and restaurants can remain open for takeout. All in all Inslee's order does not move the goalposts very far. Most offices have already shut.

I'll see this morning on my walk to work if the huge commercial construction sites on Denny Way are still bustling. Outside of maybe a day or two during the last couple of weeks they have remained humming. Scores of tradesmen tying rebar, pouring concrete, etc.

Inslee announced 48 hours until implementation. So there is a chance that activity, the reduced amount that there is, will initially be unaffected.

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