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A judge in rural Oregon on Monday tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions imposed by Democratic Governor Kate Brown, arguing she didn't seek the Legislature's approval to extend the stay-at-home orders beyond a 28-day limit. Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff issued his opinion in response to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by 10 churches…

Barber Kola Peavy trims customer Aaron Bolling's hair at the Barber Studio in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. (Cam Bonelli/Hattiesburg American via AP)APSome Oregon counties may slowly begin to reopen certain businesses as early as Friday, pending approval by the state.One of those sectors is “personal services,” which includes hair and nail salons, massage therapists and tattoo parlors.Coronavirus…

A pediatric illness thought to be linked to the coronavirus has been reported in several states. Beth Nakamura/StaffA patient at a Portland children’s hospital is being treated for an inflammatory illness linked to the new coronavirus, state public health officials confirmed Wednesday. The girl previously had contracted COVID-19 and exhibited symptoms of pediatric inflammatory multisystem…

While authorities across the U.S. struggle to make policy without any hard numbers for how many people are actually infected with the coronavirus, Oregon State University has launched a project to change that — at least for one small city. The project is known as TRACE, Team-based Rapid Assessment of Community-Level Coronavirus Epidemics, and its…