IA Proclamation Will Allow Elective Surgeries to Resume

What it will mean for businesses and medical care.

GOVERNOR KIMREYNOLDSANNOUNCED SHE WILLSIGN A NEWPROCLAMATION TOOPEN SOMEPREVIOUSLY CLOSEDBUSINESSES.SHE SAID THEPROCLAMATION WILLALLOW ELECTIVESURGERIES ATHOSPITALS ANDCLINICS AND RE-OPENFARMERS MARKETS INA PHASED-INAPPROACHBEGINNING NEXTWEEK.REYNOLDS SAIDADDITIONAL TESTINGFOR COVID-19 GIVESHER CONFIDENCETHAT ALLOWING THISLIMITED REOPENINGNOW IS THE RIGHTTHING TO DO.ON MONDAY, EACHHOSPITAL,OUTPATIENTRECOVERY CENTEROR CLINIC THATSAFELY DETERMINESTHEY CAN DO SO,MAY BEGIN.THEY MAY BEGINRESCHEDULINGPATIENTS ANDRESUME SURGERIESAND PROCEDURESACCORDING TOTHEIR OWNSCHEDULES.REYNOLDS SAID SHEWOULD MAKEADDITIONALANNOUNCEMENTS ONMONDAY ABOUTOPENING MORE OFIOWA'S BUSINESSES.ADDITIONAL C