8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

NEWSCHOPPER 9 BACK TO YOU IN THESTUDIO JOHNNY.THANKS SO MUCH.WE’LL USE SPORTS MOVIE THEATERSA GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES AREJUST SOME OF THE THINGS A LOT TOOPEN UP IN KANSAS STARTINGFRIDAY.THANKS TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT BYGOVERNOR LAURA KELLY GAVE MESOME AREAS OF MARTIN AUGUSTINELIVE TO WALK US THROUGH THE NEXTPHASE OF THE GOVERNOR’S PLANMARTIN LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARESTARTING TO MOVE FORWARD ALITTLE BIT.GOOD MORNING.IT’S CHANGING FOR SURE ROBSPEEDING UP A LITTLE BIT, BUTALL ALONG GOVERNOR LAURA KELLYHAS SAID IT’S DATA ON THE VIRUSNOT DATES ON THE CALENDAR THATWILL DRIVE THIS REOPENING THEKANSAS ECONOMY.SO STARTING ON FRIDAY COMMUNITYCENTERS SUCH AS THE MATTRESSCENTER HERE IN OVERLAND PARKGOING TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS.ARE YOU JONESING FOR THAT?YOGA CLASS?WELL GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES CANRESUME ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE TO BECAPPED 15 PEOPLE SPORTSFACILITIES ME REOPEN SO IFYOU’VE GOT KIDS IN YOUTH SPORTSTAKE NOTE PRACTICES ANDTOURNAMENTS MAY RESUME FRIDAYEVERYTHING THOSE SUBJECT OFSOCIAL.DE ZI THEATERS MUSEUMSTRAMPOLINE PARKS BOWLING ALLEYSALSO ON THE LIST TO REOPENSTAYED OWN CASINOS TO THATSUBJECT THOUGH TO STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT APPROVAL.HOWEVER, WE SHOULD POINT OUTBARS AND NIGHT CLUBS CLUBS MUSTREMAIN CLOSED FOR NOW SWIMMINGPOOLS TO ACCEPT HER BACKYARDPOOLS FAIRS AND FESTIVALS STILLA NO-GO AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUESWITH A CAPACITY OF 2,000 OR MOREHAVE TO REMAIN SHUTTER NOWGOVERNOR.KELLY SAYS SHE LIKES WHAT THEDATA IS SHOWING HER ON COVID-19,BUT IT DOESN’T MEAN SHE SAYSTHAT WE STOPPED DOING SOMETHINGS THAT HELPED.US TO THIS POINT SUCH AS WASHINGOUR HANDS SOCIAL DISTANCINGWEARING A MASK AND PUBLICSTAYING HOME WHEN YOU’RE SICK.NOW THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS VERYDEAL TO DETAILED THAT SHE MADEAND I HAVE LINKS TO IT.AM I CAME EC9 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGEAND TWITTER FEED IF YOU’D LIKETO GET A LOOK AT IT REPORTINGLIVE IN OVERLAND OVERLAND PARKMARTIN AUGUSTINE KMBC 9 NEWS ALLRIGHT, MARTIN.THANK YOU SO MUCH WILL FACETHREE.MEANWHILE THE REOPENING PLAN FORKANSAS BEGINS IN LESS THAN THREEWEEKS, JUNE 8TH THE LESS FORGOOD OR BAD.THE CASE NUMBERS ARE CORONAVIRUSSHOW A NEED TO CHANGE THESCHEDULE.GOVERNOR KELLY WILL BE INWASHINGTON TODAY TO MEET WITHPRESIDENT TRUMP GOVERNOR ANDPRESIDENT WILL BE DISCUSSINGREOPENING AND TESTING IN KANSASALONG WITH SUPPORTING FARMERSAND KEEPING FOOD.SUPPLY WORKERS SAFE.GIVE IT A KELLY SAYS SHE’SWORRIED THAT ECONOMIC DAMAGE INTHE PANDEMIC WILL LAST A LONGTIME AND SHE SAYS THAT SHE’SWORKING TO COLLABORATE ON EVERYLEVEL.MISSOURI GOVERNOR MIKE PARSONSSAYS THAT CORONAVIRUS TESTINGWILL RAMP UP IN THE STATE.HIS DAILY UPDATES USED A PARSONSAID HEALTH OFFICIALS WANT TOSTART DOING 7500 TEST TODAY.BUT IT’S MORE TESTS WE CAN DOTODAY ALSO PREPARES US MORE FORTHIS FALL.THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS OPEN UP WHENTHE UNIVERSITY IS OPEN UP WHENFLU SEASON GETS HERE.AGAIN.IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO ASMUCH TESTING PRIOR TO THAT.SO WE’RE PREPARED FOR THAT WHENPEOPLE GO OUT AND THAT SEASONAND JUST TRY TO FIGURE OUT DO IHAVE THE FLU TO I HAVE THECOVID-19 THE MORE THAT WE CAN DOAHEAD OF TIME THE BETTER OFF WEARE AND WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS AREGETTING THE GOVERNOR’S DECISIONSTO REOPEN WANT TO SHOW YOU THETREND IN KANSAS ON YOUR SCREENPERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE TESTSOVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS IS NINEPOINT NINE PERCENT.THAT’S KEY BECAUSE THE WORLDHEALTH ORGANIZATION ONCE SAIDNEVER TO 10% IN MISSOURI THEPERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE TEST ISDOWN TO THREE POINT THREEPERCENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITORTHOSE NUMBERS FOR YOU THE METROREPORTER 110 NEW CASES ONTUESDAY MORE THAN HALF OF THOSEARE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.THE CITY-STATE HOMEOWNERHOMEOWNER WAS LIFTED, MAY 15TH,AND YOU CAN TRY CURVE ATCOVID-19 ON