Dr. Birx pushes for more action in Kansas

Dr. Deborah Birx spoke with Kansas Gov.

Laura Kelly and participated in a roundtable discussion with state health officials Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Kansas.

ANDRES-DR. BIRX MET WITH LOCALHEALTH AND GOVERNMENTLEADERS HERE"AS SHE"S CONCERNEDWITH HOW MUCH THEVIRUS HAS SPREAD"URGING ALL OF US TOTAKE MORE PRECAUTIONS.Dr. Deborah Birx, White HouseCoronavirus Task ForceThis is the moment to do moremitigation to stop the spread.AFTER A CLOSED-DOORMEETING WITH LOCALLEADERS-AT THE KUMEDICAL CENTER-DOCTORDEBORAH BIRX SAYS SHE'SKEEPING AN EYE ONKANSAS AS THE TESTPOSITIVITY RATE NEARS10-PERCENT POSITIVE.Dr. Deborah Birx, White HouseCoronavirus Task ForceWhat's really important forevery Kansan to understandthat this epidemic that wehave been seeing thissummer is both urban andrural and so we're reallyasking all communitieswhether you are urban or ruralcommunities to really wear amask, inside, outside,everyday, wear a mask,protect one another.WHILE BIRX WANTSEVERYONE TO WEAR AMASK THERE ISN'T ANATION-WIDE MANDATE.It's required in Kansas -but notMissouri.Dr. Deborah Birx, White HouseCoronavirus Task ForceThey believe it's up to thestates to do those mandatesyou can see across the southwe have seen state after statewhether they are republican ordemocratic governors and Ihope all of Americans see thisis not a partisan issue.AS THE START OF SCHOOLAPPROACHES-BIRXADVISES EACH DISTRICTSHOULD LISTEN TO THEIRLOCAL HEALTH EXPERTS.Dr. Deborah Birx, White HouseCoronavirus Task ForceSchools that are in higherareas of spread really need tothink about and very carefullythink about whether toincrease that potential forspread, I don't think right nowmost of the spread that you'reseeing right now is happeningin the school, it's people beinginfected in the community andbrining it into the school andinfecting other children.Johnson County Heathleaders are meeting with areasuperintendents Monday.AS FOR SPORTSBIrksSAYS EACH athlete WILLHAVE TO MAKE ASACRIFICE TO STAY SAFE.GOVERNOR LAURA KELLYaddressed the topic ONTHURSDAY.Gov.

Laura Kelly:let's push off into some of themore contact sports withwhether to basketball or yourfootball to spring in the hopesthat we'll perhaps have avaccine by then, or we'll havethis virus more under control itmight be able to do that moresafely.Along with WEARING AMASK-PRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCINGAND NOTHAVING LARGEGATHERINGS..BIRXBELIEVES THAT CAN TURNTHE TIDE.Dr. Deborah Birx, White HouseCoronavirus Task ForceWe can change the future ofthis pandemic in Kansas.DR. BRIX DOESRECOMMEND CLOSING THEBARS DOWN"AND FURTHERRESTRICTIONS ON INDOORDINING TO GET THENUMBER OF COVID-19CASES DOWN.BIRX PLANS TO SPEAKWITH MISSOURI OFFICIALSSOMETIME IN THE NEARFUTURE.REPORTING LIVE NICKSTARLING 41 ACTIONNEWS