Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery Phase 3 Announced

Governor Inslee announced that the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery will transition from a regional approach to a county-by-county evaluation process. He also announced a new third phase of the Roadmap effective March 22 with the entire state entering Phase 3.

Phase 3 will allow in-person spectators at events in outdoor venues with permanent seating with capacity capped at 25%. This affects both professional and high school sports, as well as motorsports, rodeos, and other outdoor spectator events. The new phase will also allow for up to 400 people maximum to attend outdoor activities, as well as events in indoor facilities as long as 400 people does not exceed 50$ capacity for the location. All indoor spaces will allow up to 50% occupancy or 400 people maximum, whichever is lower. This applies to all industries and indoor activities currently allowed – restaurants, gyms and fitness centers and movie theaters. Additional information on industry-level changes for the new phase will be posted to the city’s website this week when made available by the state.

Governor Inslee also announced that beginning March 17, everyone in Phase 1B, Tier 2 will be eligible for the COVID vaccine. This includes workers in agriculture, food processing, grocery stores, public transit, firefighters and law enforcement, among others. Phase 1B, Tier 2 also includes people over the age of 16 who are pregnant or have a disability that puts them at high-risk.