ADVISORY: Inslee public address on COVID-19 response Tuesday evening

Office of the Governor / Office of Financial Management sent this bulletin at 04/21/2020 11:44 AM PDT

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Gov Jay Inslee

April 21, 2020
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ADVISORY: Inslee public address on COVID-19 response Tuesday evening

Gov. Jay Inslee will address the public Tuesday evening to lay out a plan for Washington state recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Following the address, there will be a media briefing with representatives from the governor's staff and cabinet including:

  • Dr. Raquel Bono, director of Washington State COVID-19 health care response team
  • Lisa Brown, director of Washington State Department of Commerce
  • Dr. Kathy Lofy, state health officer, Washington State Department of Health
  • David Postman, governor's chief of staff
  • Molly Voris, governor's health policy advisor

Tuesday, April 21 

5:00 PM - Public address on COVID-19
*TVW will livestream the address. 

5:45 PM - Press briefing with staff and cabinet officials 

 

Public address information

**NOTICE: The governor will not take questions from the media after the address. This is an opportunity for the governor to directly address Washingtonians to give the latest updates on the state's response to COVID-19.

TV: TVW will provide pool feed for the address.

*AGAIN, NO ADDITIONAL CAMERAS WILL BE ALLOWED.*

 

Press briefing information

Registering for the press briefing: 

Register here: https://stateofwashington.webex.com/stateofwashington/onstage/g.php?MTID=efed0e721b108c12f52d2929482f53bfc

Please provide: Name, E-mail address, phone number, news organization.

The press briefing will start at 5:45 PM.

Press, please join the call at 5:40 PM. We will run through procedure and test the system to ensure we can answer your questions without technical issues. 

Q&A instructions: 

If you would like to ask a question, you must

*We will not be taking questions via phone.*

Question order: 

We will prioritize

  • The Olympia press corps
  • Local and national press who join through WebEx

We will control muting from our side. You do not need to mute yourself. 

When we call on you, announce your name and news organization. Please do not ask if we can hear you.

For ideal audio quality download the Webex Meetings Application.

 

If you are unable to join through WebEx, you may listen in via phone:  
Number: +1 (408) 418-9388
Access code: 964 306 567