"Public health emergency" means a declaration or order that covers the jurisdiction where the unemployed individual was working on the date the individual became unemployed concerning any dangerous, contagious, or infectious diseases, including a pandemic, and is issued as follows: (1) The president of the United States has declared a national or regional emergency; (2) The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency under RCW 43.06.010(12); or (3) The governor or state executive of another state where the unemployed individual was working at the time of the declaration declared a state of emergency.
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