Oregon Gov. Kate brown elbow-bumps student Charlie Abrams at a ceremony on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, where she signed a sweeping executive order for the state to reduce carbon emissions to combat global warming. Amid a spreading coronavirus outbreak, many people are no longer shaking hands and are coming up with alternatives, like the elbow bump. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
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Man in his 70s becomes 1st person in Oregon to die of virus
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man in his 70s has become the first person in Oregon to die from the new coronavirus, the Oregon Health Authority said.