8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

THE JACKS.ANY MISSOURI’S PLANS FORREOPENING IS THIS COMING MONDAYMAY 11 KMBC 9S.MATT EVANS LIVE THIS MORNINGMATT.THIS IS GOING TO BE A GRADUALPROCESS, BUT IT’S LIKE WE’RESEEING ACROSS THE METRO.YEAH PHASED-IN APPROACH LIKE ALOT OF COUNTIES IN AND REALLYBOTH THE STATES ARE DOING RIGHTNOW, BUT YOU KNOW PEOPLE HERE INJACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURIDOWNTOWN LEE’S SUMMIT,ESPECIALLY THEY’VE BEENANXIOUSLY AWAITING WORD FROM THECOUNTY EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE ABOUTWELL WHETHER OR NOT THESEBUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TOREOPEN DURING PHASE.ONE OF THE COUNTY’S REOPENINGPLANT, WHICH IS COMING UP THISMONDAY.AND ALSO WHAT KIND OFRESTRICTIONS ARE GOING TO BE INPLACE WHEN THAT STAY-AT-HOMEORDER EXPIRES ON MONDAY, MAY11TH.WE KNOW THAT RETAIL SHOPS.THEY ARE INCLUDED IN PHASE.OF THIS PLAN ALONG WITH INPERSON SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKEBARBER SHOPS AND SALONSRESTAURANTS AND BARS MAY ALSOBEGIN DINAN SERVICES AGAIN, BUTTAKEOUT AND DELIVERY SERVICES.THOSE ARE STILL VERY MUCHENCOURAGED ANY BUSINESS THATDOES OPEN THEIR DOORS UNDER THISFIRST PHASE MUST FOLLOW SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES, AND THEYMUST HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCINGPROTOCOL POSTED IN THEIRBUSINESS BEFORE THEY REOPEN TOTHE PUBLIC OUTLINING THATSPECIFIC POLICY.THERE WILL ALSO BE CAPACITYLIMITS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH THESTATE OF MISSOURI’S LIMITS FOR ATHAT’S SMALLER THAN SINCE SQUAREFEET THEY MUST LIMIT THEIRCAPACITY TO 25% OF THEIRAUTHORIZED OCCUPANCY BUSINESS ISLARGER THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEETCAN ONLY ALLOW IN 10% OF THEIROCCUPANCY GATHERINGS AND SOCIALEVENTS.THOSE CAN ALSO RESUMED INJACKSON COUNTY THIS COMINGMONDAY, BUT THEY ARE LIMITED TO10 PEOPLE OR FEWER THAT INCLUDESIN PERSON RELIGIOUS SERVICESTHAT INCLUDES WEDDINGS ANDFUNERALS AS WELL.THERE ARE STILL BUSINESSES THATMUST REMAIN CLOSED DURING PHASEONE OF THIS REOPENING PLAN LIKEEVENTS CENTERS AND MOVIE.HITTERS FITNESS CENTERS ANDJIM’S THOSE ARE ALL REQUIRED TOREMAIN CLOSED AND THERE’S STILLNO EXACT REOPENING TIMELINE FORWHEN THOSE BUSINESSES MAY BEABLE TO REOPEN TO THE PUBLICHERE IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURIREPORTING LIVE IN LEE’S SUMMITTHIS MORNING MATT EVANS KMBC 9NEWS.THANKS SO MUCH.WELL HAIR SALON STARTED OPENINGAND KANSAS CITY, MISSOURIYESTERDAY AND WORKERS THAT ONENORTHLAND BUSINESS GOT REALLYCREATIVE TO MAINTAIN SOCIALDISTANCING SALON INSPIRE MOVEDPART OF ITS OPERATION OUTSIDE TOMAKE MORE SPACE BETWEEN CLIENTS.ONE OF THE OWNERS SAYS IN ANORMAL WEEK THERE WERE BE 25 TO30 PEOPLE INSIDE AT A TIME.SO ONLY HAVING 10 IS A BIGADJUSTMENT STILL THOUGH.THEY’RE JUST HAPPY TO BE BACK INBUSINESS.LAST FOREVER ALSO, SO WE JUSTWAITED AND WE WERE GIVEN THEGREEN LIGHT TODAY TO OPEN WITHSOME LIMITED NUMBERS AND WE’REJUST, YOU KNOW, THRILLED WE’RETHRILLED TO BE OPEN.IN FIVE HOURS THOSE STYLIST HADFINISHED 45 HAIRCUTS, AND THAT’SJUST OUTSIDE WANT TO PAY THEM AVISIT CHECK THEIR WEBSITE FORSAFETY REQUIREMENTS AT SALONINSPIRE.COM.WESTPORT THERE’S AN IDEAFLOATING AROUND WHEN IT COMES TOREOPENING BUSINESSES THERE.IT CALLS FOR SHUTTING DOWN,WESTPORT ROAD AND PENNSYLVANIAAVENUE GIVING RESTAURANTS MORESPACE FOR OPEN-AIR DINING PLANCOMES FROM MEMBERS OF THEWESTPORT REGIONAL BUSINESSLEAGUE THE OWNER OF A CHICKENWAFFLE TELLS US THE BUSINESS ISPAINFULLY SLOW BECAUSE THEY CANONLY DO TAKEOUT AND DELIVERYORDERS.HE SAYS HE’S OPEN TO THE IDEA OFCLOSING STREETS TO ATTRACT MORECUSTOMERS SAFELY.ANYTHING THAT WILL BE ABLE TO DOA SIX FOOT DISTANCE AND THENSTILL DRAW PEOPLE BACK TOWESTPORT.YOU KNOW, WE’RE KNOWN FOR OURPATIOS ANYWAY, SO IT’S JUST ALARGER PATIO.SO I’M ALL FOR IT.THIS IS THE SORT OF IDEA THAT ITHINK I’M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IWANT TO MAKE SURE WE’RE DOING ISDOING IT RIGHT DOING IT IN ASTANDARD DOING IT INCREMENTALLY.QUINTON LUCAS THERE SAYS THECITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKELY HAVETO SIGN OFF ON THE PLAN.HE SAYS HE PLANS TO TO BEGINTALKING ABOUT IT SOON.CHECK THAT NEW CASE NUMBERS INMISSOURI AND KANSAS NOWYESTERDAY, MISSOURI REPORTED 186NEW CASES.STATEWIDE TOTAL IS NOW MORE THAN90 100 ST.LOUIS COUNTY STILL HAS THEHIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF CASESSTATEWIDE 396 PEOPLE HAVE DIED,KANSAS REPORTED 276 NEW CASESYESTERDAY PUSHING THE CONFIRMCASELOAD PAST 5700 LEAVENWORTHCOUNTY WHERE THE LANSINGCORRECTIONAL FACILITY ISEXPERIENCING AN OUTBREAKREPORTED 180 ONE OF THOSE CASES.IN FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES INASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES HAVEBEEN SEPARATED FOR WEEKS BECAUSEOF THE PANDEMIC WITH NO IDEAWHEN WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEEEACH OTHER IN PERSON.AGAIN, KEVIN MEYER LIVES INSHAWNEE HIS PARENTS LIVE IN AJOHNSON COUNTY NURSING HOME FORSAFETY REASONS.HE’S NOT ALLOWED TO VISIT THEMAND HE REACHED OUT TO CAME EASYNOT INVESTIGATES WANTING TO KNOWWHEN THOSE RESTRICTIONS WILL ENDAND ATTORNEY TELLS US SHEBELIEVES IT WON’T BE SOON.I DON’T SEE ANYTHING HAPPENINGIN MAY.I DON’T SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING.MAYBE MID-JUNE SOME DOORSOPENING UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSEIT’S A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.HOW DO WE PROTECT THE MOSTVULNERABLE WHICH IS WHAT THEY’REDOING.BUT HOW DO WE ALLOW THEM TO LIVEAND NOT SIMPLY EXISTS WHICH ISWHAT THEY’RE DOING RIGHT NOW ISJUST SIMPLY EXISTING.WELL IN-PERSON VISITS TO KANSASNURSING HOMES ARE 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