Watch Live: Gov. Inslee and the employment commissioner address the media at 3:30

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is holding a news conference at 3:30 p.m. (originally scheduled for 3:15) today at the State Capitol. He will be joined by Commissioner Suzi LeVine from the Washington Employment Security Department to provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 response.

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Inslee said Wednesday that social distancing efforts in the state have been successful in “flattening the curve” of the coronavirus outbreak and that if the trend continues, the state should be able to transition away from the broad restrictions that have been imposed since last month to more targeted efforts to protect vulnerable populations.

He said for industries like construction, it was possible they can be phased back in sooner if the curve continues going down dramatically. Several groups, including the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council, and the Associated General Contractors of Washington, sent Inslee a letter this week asking for the resumption of projects that had already started before governor’s stay-at-home order was put in place last month.

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For the latest COVID-19 health guidance, statistics and resources, visit Coronavirus.wa.gov.

Information from the Associated Press was used.

This story was originally published April 16, 2020 at 12:30 PM.