Noon COVID-19 update

Noon COVID-19 update

WE HAVE A GUIDE YOU CAN WATCH ONOUR WEBSITE KMBC.COM.HERE ARE THE LATEST STATEWIDCASE NUMBERS.KANSAS I REPORTING NEW CASES1674 SINCE FRIDAY.MISSOURI IS REPORTING 1463 NEWCASES SINCE THE POSITIVITY RATESUNDAY.IS DECLINING IN BOTH STATES FORTHE MONTH.IT’S NOW AT 15.4% IN KANSAS OFCOVID TESTS COMING BACKPOSITIVE.IT’S 12% IN MISSOURI.THE CDC IS SENDING MIXEDMESSAGES AFTER ABRUPTLYREVERSING SOME GUIDANCE ON COVIDTHAT WAS POSTED JUST DAYSEARLIEON FRIDAY, THE CDC QUIETLYPOSTED ON ITS WEBSITE THAT THECORONAVIRUS CAN HANG IN THE AIRAS TINY DROPLETS LONGER ANDTRAVEL FARTHER THAN SIX FEETHOWEVER, THERE -- HOWEVER, THEAGENCY TOOK THAT DOWN SAYINGINSTEAD, THAT WAS JUST A DRAFT.THE CDC ARGUES THE ORIGINALWORDING MADE IT SEEMS MORETRANSMISSIBLE THAT THEY THOUGHTBUT THEY SAY THAT’S NOT THECASETHE FORMER ACTING DIRECTOR OFTHE CDC, DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER,SPOKE TO GMA THIS MORNING ABOUTTHE REVERSAL.THIS ONE IS A SELF-INFLICTEDWOUND.THE PROBLEM IS THERE HAVE BEENSO MANY INSTANCES WHERE THEREHAVE BEEN POLITICAL FINGERPRINTSON CDC DOCUMENTS AND CDC HAS NOTBEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT ISGOING ON, AND WHEN YOU LOSE THETRUST, YOU LOSE LIVES.THE CDC SHOULD BE OUT THEREEVERY DAY EXPLAIN WHAT THEY ARELEARNING, EXPLAINING WHYGUIDANCE IS CHANGING.