Jackson mayor announces curfew as businesses prepare to reopen

Jackson mayor reopened businesses and issued a curfew.

SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTI NG: THEJACKSON MAYOR LOOSENING SOME OFTHE COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS BUTADMITTEDLY HE IS RELUCTANTLYDOING IT SAYINGLARGE PART IT IS BECAUSE OF WHATOTHER CITIES AROUND JACKSON...ARE DOING.MAYOR CHOKWE ANTARLUMUMBA/JACKSON :IT NOW PLACESINA POSITION WHERE THERE IS LITTLEWE CAN DO TO STOP JACKSONRESIDENTS FROM GOING TO CLINTONBYRAM PEARL OR FLOWOOD ORMADISON AND THEN COME BACK TOTHECITY.CESAR TORRES IS PREPARING TOOPERATUNDER NEW RESTAURANT RULES INTHE CITY OJACKSOFOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS..IT'S BEEN TAKEOUT ONLY ...SOON HE WILL BE ABLETO UPART OF HIS DINING ROOM AGAIN.CESAR TORRES/GREENGHOST TACOS: A FULL DINING ROOMHELPS ME.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HALFA DINING ROOM DOES TO ME.SCOTT SIMMONS:A LOT OFQUESTIONS?CESAR TORRES: LIKE DO PEOPLEWANT TO HANG OUT A RESTAURANT ATHALF CAPACITY?THE JACKSON MAYOR LOOSENING THECITYSCOVID-19 RESTRICTIONS STARTINGSATURDMORNING.SALONS, GYMS AND RESTAURANTSWILL BABLE TO TAKE IN CUSTOMERS BUTMASKWILL BE REQUIRED...AND THENUMBER OFPERSONS ALLOWED WILL DEPEND ONBUSINESSSQUARE FOOTAGE.DAVID LEWIS/CITY OF JACKSON:PLEASE MAINTAIN 6 FEET OFDISTANCEFROM OTHER PEOPLE WHEN YOU AREOUT IN PUBLIC PLACES THE RULEOF THUMB IS FARTHER IS BETTER.MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR BOTHEMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS....ANDTHECITY SAYS IT WILL BEINVESTIGATING TO MAKESURE THE NEW RULES ARE BEINGFOLLOWEDMAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA: OURPOLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITYPLANNIDEPARTMENT WILL ABLE TO GO OUTAND ISSUE CITATIONS.SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTI NG: THENEW RULES THAT STASATURDAY ALSO COME WITH A CURFEWFROM 11PM TO 5 AM FOR THE NEXTTWO WEEKS IN JACKSONSCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPTS NEWS.

THE NEW RULES START SATURDAYMORNIN