Mississippi officials continue 'to take COVID-19 very, very seriously', governor says

Gov.

Tate Reeves urges Mississippians to continue to take the risk of contracting COVID-19 as seriously as they did months ago when the pandemic began.

TV TO WATCH THIS HOW INCREDIBLYIMPORTANT.ALL OF THESE GUIDELINES ARE IWANT TO IMPRESS UPON EVERYSINGLE MISSISSIPPIAN HOWSERIOUSLY WE CONTINUE TO TAKETHIS.I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOINGON FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS ON END.AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE TIREDOF IT, AND I KNOW THAT YOU WANTTO GIVE BACK TO LIFE.AS YOU KNEW IT THREE MONTHS AGO.WHAT I’M SUGGESTING TO YOU IS BYDOING SO.YOU ARE TAKING RISK.YOU’RE NOT ONLY TAKING RISK THATMAY HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCESFOR YOU.YOU’RE TAKING RISKS THAT MAYHAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FORTHOSE AROUND YOU SOME OF WHOMMAY BE MORE VULNERABLE THAN AREYOU SO THE PEOPLE AT LEASTSITTING AT THIS TABLE.CONTINUE TO TAKE THIS VERY VERYVERY SERIOUSLY.AND I URGE YOU AS MY FELLOWMISSISSIPPIANS CONTINUE TO DO SOAS WELL JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEAWE HAVE SPENT TIME TODAY.WE VERY WELL MAY HAVE A TROPICALSTORM THAT HITS THE STATE OFMISSISSIPPI SOMETIME IN THE NEXT72 TO 96 HOURS.WE KNOW THAT WE’RE WE HAVEPROTEST AND IN SOME VERY FEWINSTANCES RIOTS AROUND THISCOUNTRY AND WE ARE CONTINUING TOPREPARE FOR THOSE.WE ALSO KNOW THE MISSISSIPPILEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION.WE ALSO NOTE THAT THERE AREOTHER ITEMS THAT WE’RE DEALINGWITH REOPENING DMV ETCETERA, BUTEVEN WITH ALL OF THAT THE VASTMAJORITY OF OUR TIME IS STILLDEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT WEDEAL WITH COVID-19 AND THAT WEHAVE A SCENARIO IN WHICH EVERYSINGLE MISSISSIPPIAN WHO NEEDSQUALITY CARE GETS