St. Joseph to Reopen May 4 (4-29-20)

St. Joseph to Reopen May 4 (4-29-20)

Joseph mayor bill mcmurray tells kq2 news this afternoon the plan is to reopen the local economy on may 4 good afternoon, i'm alan van sant.

This comes as positive numbers of coronavirus cases grow in the city and 3,000 employees of triumph foods are being tested to monitor a potential outbreak there.

Mcmurray says he's nervous about reopening, but the plan is to follow governor mike parson's lead in slowly allowing people to go back to work again starting may 4..

He says that social distancing rules will be in effect and no large gatherings will be allowed.

Businesses will also have limits on the number of people allowed inside.

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Mike parson/(r) missouri: : "we have to balance these competing interests.

It's not an easy job to do.

No matter what we do, there are risks.

The way we manage these risks is the personal hygiene and social distancing and if you don't need to go out, don't go out.

He said that city hall will probably remained closed for one additional week and open back up on may 11.

He added that things could possibly change based on the results of covid-19 testing of the 3,000 employees at triumph.