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8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

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8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update
8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update
8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

FACILITY IN KANSAS CITY NORTHSUPPORTING A OUTBREAK OFCOVID-19.BEEP SIGHS MATT EVANS IS LIVETHIS MORNING IN THAT THE NEWCLUSTER FORMING JUST A WEEKBEFORE THE SCHEDULED TO REOPEN.YEAH, ROB.THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING FORCITY LEADERS BECAUSE THIS COMESJUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THEKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CITYLEADERS ALLOWED SOME BUSINESSESTO REOPEN A SOFT REOPENING DAYSOME OF THOSE NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES REOPENING ONWEDNESDAY HERE IN KANSAS CITY,AND WE’RE ALSO ONE WEEK AWAYFROM THE STATE HOME ORDEREXPIRING IN KANSAS CITY AND MORENON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSESSCHEDULED TO OPEN UP.SO THIS NEW CLUSTER OF CASES AVERY CONCERNING TO BOTH CITY ANDHEALTH DEPARTMENT LEADERS.THIS CLUSTER IS JUST OF THERIVER.MACWRITE PLAZA AT BRIARCLIFF ASENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY ONNORTHWEST ELLISON ROAD, THE CITYIS NOW CONFIRMED 11 CASES ATTHAT FACILITY WHICH INCLUDESSEVEN RESIDENTS AND FOR STAFFMEMBERS.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEYARE WORKING TO COMPLETE TESTINGON ALL THE STAFF IN ALL 80 OFTHE RESIDENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY.BUT SINCE THOSE TEST RESULTSAREN’T BACK IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TOTELL HOW FAR THE OUTBREAK ISGONE BOTH INSIDE THE MACWRITEFACILITY AND INTO THE KANSASCITY COMMUNITY LEADER OF THEKANSAS CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.DR. REX ARCHER SAYS, THISOUTBREAK IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY ITREMAINS SO IMPORTANT TO VIGILANTAS PARTS OF OUR AREA BEGIN TOREOPEN AS I WOULDN’T GO ANDPARTICIPATE IN A BUSINESS THATWASN’T PROVIDING MASS FOR THEIROWN EMPLOYEES AND WASN’TREQUIRING THE CUSTOMERS TO HAVEMASKS ON.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY WASGOING TO ISSUE GUIDELINES FORSOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES LIKEBARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT WILLBE ALLOWED TO REOPEN ONE WEEKFROM TODAY, BUT NOW AFTER THISOUTBREAK AT THE MACWRITEFACILITY AND AN OUTBREAK ATTRIUMPH FOODS, AND ST.JOSEPH WHERE MANY OF THOSEEMPLOYEES LIVE WITHIN THE CITYLIMITS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURICITY LEADERS ARE UNSURE WHETHEROR NOT THE CITY IS READY ANDPREPARED TO GO TO THIS NEXTPPHASE OF REOPENING REPORTINGLIVE IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITYTHIS MORNING MATT EVANS KMBC 9ALL RIGHT, MATT.THANKS SO MUCH FOR ME WHILE THESTATE OF MISSOURI IS REPORTING239 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUSALONG WITH 22 DEATHS NOW THATBRINGS THE STATEWIDE TOTAL TOMORE THAN 90 300 CASES 418PEOPLE HAVE DIED.CANNES IS REPORTING 410 NEWCASES A HUNDRED FOUR OF THOSEARE COMING FROM LEAVENWORTHCOUNTY HOME OF THE LANSINGCORRECTIONAL FACILITY HEALTHOFFICIALS ARE ALSO REPORTINGTHREE NEW DEATHS STATEWIDE FOR ATOTAL OF 147 AND TASTY CONTINUESFOR PEOPLE IN JACKSON COUNTYAND, KANSAS.CITY MISSOURI TODAY ALL WEEKTRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER’S HAVEHELD UP MOBILE TESTING ATDIFFERENT PLACES AROUND TOWNTODAY HEALTH CARE WORKERS WILLBE AT RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL.YOU NEED TO CALL AHEAD AND TALKWITH A NURSE TO GET TESTEDNUMBER TO CALL IS EIGHT ONE SIXFOUR.OH FOUR CARE.WELL BEARS REPEATING AS WE LEARNMORE ABOUT COVID-19 THE CDCCONTINUES UPDATING ITS LIST OFPOTENTIAL SYMPTOMS AND WE WANTYOU TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK OUT FORTO STAY SAFE RIGHT NOW DOCTORSSAY SYMPTOMS COULD INCLUDE FEVERA COUGH SHORTNESS OF BREATHCHILLS MUSCLE PAIN SORE THROATAND A NEW LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELLTHAT LIST IS NOT ALL-INCLUSIVEAND SOME PEOPLE HAVE NO SYMPTOMSAT ALL MESSAGE HERE.KEEP AN EYE ON HOW YOU’REFEELING IF YOU DON’T FEEL WELLWHEN IN DOUBT CALL YOUR DOCTORLISA BREAKING NEWS NOW WE WANTTO REPORT TO YOU AS PROMISED THEUS GOVERNMENT JUST LEAST THEAPRIL JOBS REPORT IT SHOWS 14.7PERCENT OF AMERICANS ARE NOW OUTOF WORK.THAT IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCETHE GREAT DEPRESSION MORE THAN20 MILLION AMERICANS LOST THEIRJOBS IN APRIL.WELL, IT’S JOBLESS RATESACTUALLY NOT AS BAD AS MANYEXPERTS PREDICTED.IT WOULD BE WE’LL BE TRACKINGTHE IMPACT ON WALL STREET WHENIT OPENS COMING UP IN ABOUT ANHOUR AND HERE AT HOME INMISSOURI MORE THAN 49 ATTHOUSAND WORKERS FILED FORHELPLESS WEAK PUSHING THESTATEWIDE TOTAL TO MORE THAN AHALF MILLION PEOPLE KANSAS18,000 MORE PEOPLE FILED.AND WE ARE LEARNING THAT LEADERSIN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ARECONSIDERING DROPPING A 10PERCENT OCCUPANCY LIMITED FORKANSAS CITY, MISSOURIRESTAURANTS.WE KNOW THEY’RE LOOKING INTOREQUIRING SIX FEET BETWEENTABLES AND RESTAURANTS USINGEVERY OTHER BOOTH AND PLACESTHAT DON’T HAVE THEM JASON PRIERTHE OWNER OF PIZZA 51ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MANYBUSINESSES WILL LOOK DIFFERENTTHE NEXT TIME YOU VISIT.OH YOUR SELF SERVE YOUR BUFFETSOR THINGS OF THAT NATURE MIGHTNOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ASFAST AS SOME OTHER CONCEPTS.I ALSO THINK 70 RESTAURANTS WILLSTART HANDING OUT SINGLE-USECONDIMENTS INSTEAD OF HAVINGTHEM AT THE TABLE CHANGES COULDGO INTO EFFECT WHEN THEY KANSASCITY, MISSOURI STATE HOMEOWNERIS LIFTED RIGHT NOW.THAT’S A WEEK FROM TODAY.WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED IF YOU AREHEADING TO THE DENTIST SOON.YOU SHOULD EXPECT SOME CHANGE INTHE OFFICE IS ACROSS THE MODULEWILL HAVE SOFT FURRY OPENINGSNEXT WEEK ACCORDED DENTAL CAREANIMATION PART OF THE NEWPROCEDURES WILL INCLUDE LOTS OFCLEANING AND DISINFECTING ANDPATIENTS WAITING IN THEIR CARSINSTEAD OF THE WAITING ROOM.DR. PATRICIA.HALFORD SAYS SAYS THAT EMPLOYEESALSO BE TAKING PERSONAL.ACTIVE MEASURES UP A NOTCH THESTAFF WILL BE WEARING SURGICALCAP SURGICAL GOWNS SHIELDSRESPIRATORS ANYTHING WE CAN DOTO LIMIT THEIR EXPOSURE AND INTURN LIMIT OUR PATIENTSEXPOSURE.DR. ALFRED SAYS THEY ARE USINGTHE NEXT FEW MONTHS TORESCHEDULE POSTPONE APPOINTMENTSFO

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