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Proclamation by the Governor 20-05 (State of Washington)

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee proclaimed a State of Emergency in all counties of the state in Proclamation 20-05, signed at Olympia on the 29th day of February, A.D., Two Thousand and Twenty. The proclamation recites that the state Department of Health confirmed the first U.S. case of COVID-19 in Snohomish County on January 21, 2020, that the CDC counted 85,688 confirmed cases worldwide with 66 in the United States. It directs that the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be implemented and that state agencies use state resources to help political subdivisions respond and recover. It orders the organized militia, including the National Guard and the State Guard, into active state service as The Adjutant General finds necessary, and directs agencies to provide personnel for ongoing incident assessments.

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                           PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR

                                               20-05



WHEREAS, On January 21, 2020, the Washington State Department of Health confirmed the first
case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in Snohomish County, Washington,
and local health departments and the Washington State Department of Health have since that time
worked to identify, contact, and test others in Washington State potentially exposed to COVID-19
in coordination with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and

WHEREAS, COVID-19, a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death, is caused
by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is a new strain of coronavirus that had not been previously
identified in humans and can easily spread from person to person; and

WHEREAS, The CDC identifies the potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 both
globally and in the United States as “high”, and has advised that person-to-person spread of
COVID-19 will continue to occur globally, including within the United States; and

WHEREAS, On January 31, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency for COVID-19, beginning on January 27,
2020; and

WHEREAS, The CDC currently indicates there are 85,688 confirmed cases of COVID-19
worldwide with 66 of those cases in the United States, and the Washington State Department of
Health has now confirmed localized person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in Washington State,
significantly increasing the risk of exposure and infection to Washington State’s general public and
creating an extreme public health risk that may spread quickly; and

WHEREAS, The Washington State Department of Health has instituted a Public Health Incident
Management Team to manage the public health aspects of the incident; and

WHEREAS, The Washington State Military Department, State Emergency Operations Center, is
coordinating resources across state government to support the Department of Health and local
officials in alleviating the impacts to people, property, and infrastructure, and is assessing the
magnitude and long-term effects of the incident with the Washington State Department of Health;
and
WHEREAS, The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 and the effects of its extreme risk of person-
to-person transmission throughout the United States and Washington State significantly impacts the
life and health of our people, as well as the economy of Washington State, and is a public disaster
that affects life, health, property or the public peace.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Washington, as a result of the above-
noted situation, and under Chapters 38.08, 38.52 and 43.06 RCW, do hereby proclaim that a State
of Emergency exists in all counties in the state of Washington, and direct the plans and procedures
of the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be implemented. State
agencies and departments are directed to utilize state resources and to do everything reasonably
possible to assist affected political subdivisions in an effort to respond to and recover from the
outbreak.

As a result of this event, I also hereby order into active state service the organized militia of
Washington State to include the National Guard and the State Guard, or such part thereof as may be
necessary in the opinion of The Adjutant General to address the circumstances described above, to
perform such duties as directed by competent authority of the Washington State Military
Department in addressing the outbreak. Additionally, I direct the Washington State Department of
Health, the Washington State Military Department Emergency Management Division, and other
agencies to identify and provide appropriate personnel for conducting necessary and ongoing
incident related assessments.

Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of Washington this 29th day of February, A.D.,
Two Thousand and Twenty at Olympia, Washington.



                                             By:




                                                            /s/
                                             Jay Inslee, Governor




BY THE GOVERNOR:


       /s/
Secretary of State

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