Coronavirus task force is in Natchez

With concern about a potential outbreak of Covid-19 in America, the Mayor of Natchez is going on the offensve.

VIRUS... NATCHEZ MAYOR DARRYL GRENNELLFORMED TCORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS TASKFORCE WITH EXPERTS FROM AVARIETY OFSECTORS...IT'S COMPRISED OF AH, DOCTORSNURSES UM...OF COURSE THE POLICECHIEF, THE SHERIFF.

UHEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORHE HAS ALSO ADDED RETIREDPHARMACISTAND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY...IT IS NOT TO CREATE ANY TYPE OFPANIC UM, IN THE CITY OFNATCHEZ.

IT IS BASICALLY BEINGPROACTIVETHE MAYOR FORMED THE TASK FORCEWEDNESDAY...THE SAME DAY A WOMAN CALIFORNIA WAS DIAGNOSED WITHCOVID-19..WE DO NOT HAVE AN EVIDENCESOURCE OF HOW SHE WASINFECTED.

NO CONTACT THAT WEKNOW OF THAT WE CAN TRACEIMMEDIATLEY TO A TRAVELER SAYFROM WUHAN IN CHINAMAYOR GRENNELL SAYS HE WANTS TOBE AHEADOF THE CURVE, BECAUSE THE CITYREGULARLHOSTS FOREIGN TOURISTS...NATCHEZ UH, IS UNIQUE.

UH, WEHAVE SEVERAL UM, AH...BOATS THATDOCK THAT AH, BRING A LOT OFVISITORS AND SO FORTH BUTTTHESE SOTS TOGETHESO, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE SURETHAT WE IDENTIFY ALL OF OUCONGREGANT SETTINGS.

THAT IS,UH...PLACES LIKE ALL OF THESCHOOLS, BUISNESSES, ETCPLACES WHERE LARGE GROUPS OFPEOPLEGATHER...BUT THE MAYOR SAYS THE CITY'SDOORS AREOPEN...THIS IS MORE ABOUTMONITORING THESITUATIOHE SAYS THE TASK FORCE WILL WORKTOREMIND PEOPLE THE IMPORTANCE OFGOODHYGIENE, TO REDUCE ANY POTENTIALSPREAD OF THE VIRUS...WE ARE JUST WORKING TO BEPREPARED...JUST IN CASESOMETHINSOME EVENT OCCOURS MAYOR GRENNELL TELLS ME HERECIEVESUPDATES FROM THE MISSISSIPPIDEPARTMENTOF HEALTH, AND HE WOULD BEALERTED TO ANY CORONAVIRUS CASESIN HIS CITY, IFTHERE WAS A BREAKOUT.THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO CASES INTHE STATE...