Letter From Thurston County's Health Officer: About That Mask Directive...

Diana T. YU, MD, MSPH / Acting Health Officer, Thurston County

Posted 5/30/20

Things have changed. Mostly for the better. Thurston County has been approved to move to Phase 2 of the governor’s Safe Start Recovery Plan, and we are on the road to being able to do some of the …

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