Inslee Not Changing Reopening Plan, No Phase 3 Announcement Date

Governor Jay Inslee answered several questions Thursday regarding when Phase 3 of the Healthy Washington plan might be unveiled and if the state is considering any changes to it's four key metrics to reopening.

Inslee said he's not giving additional thought to changing the reopening system, including updating the state's numbers more frequently as a way of keeping the public informed.

"I'm confident we're going to move forward ultimately because we have so many Washingtonians who are masking up, who are being safe, who are not having dangerous parties in their homes." stated Inslee, "This is the reason that we're making progress and I'm reasonably confident that that will continue. So we made decisions based on science. It has served us so well."

Inslee added that he does not have an anticipated date to announce Phase 3's requirements or restrictions.