Washington State’s Stay-at-Home Order Could Extend Beyond May 4

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee in Seattle, Washington State, on March 11, 2020. John Moore/Getty Images

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee said that it is “unknowable” whether the state can open up for business on May 4 as it begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inslee said on Wednesday that opening up the state will have to be a gradual approach rather than a “light switch on and off.”