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Watch: Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on COVID-19, school reopening Friday (March 12)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had a virtual news conference for Friday, March 12, at 11:30 a.m. to talk about the state’s COVID-19 response and reopening K-12 schools.

He was joined the governor on Friday by Chris Reykdal, superintendent of public instruction; Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, director of pediatrics and chief health equity officer at Swedish in Seattle; Dr. Peter Asante, chair of pediatrics at Yakima Valley Memorial; and Lacy Fehrenbach, deputy secretary for COVID response at the Department of Health.

Watch the press conference above, courtesy of TVW.

This story was originally published March 12, 2021 at 9:17 AM.

Sara Gentzler
The Olympian
Sara Gentzler joined The Olympian in June 2019 as a county and courts reporter. She now covers Washington state government for The Olympian, The News Tribune, The Bellingham Herald, and Tri-City Herald. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Creighton University.
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