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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Mayor Lumumba: Jackson curfew continues through the holiday weekend

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Mayor Lumumba: Jackson curfew continues through the holiday weekend
Mayor Lumumba: Jackson curfew continues through the holiday weekend

The mayor wants to remind people the curfew is still in effect and masks are still a requirement in public places.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND.MEGAN TODAY THE MAYOR ANNOUNCEDAN EXTENSION TO THE CURFEW.HE ADDS AS PEOPLE PLAN TO GO OUTTHIS WEEKEND.THEY’RE STILL REQUIRED TO WEARTHEIR MASKS COVID-19 HAS NOTDISAPPEARED.PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING CASES ARESTILL HAPPENING IN OUR CITY EACHAND EVERY DAY WITH THECORONAVIRUS STILL IMPACTINGTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THESTATE THE JACKSON MAYOR WANTS TOREMIND YOU THE CURFEW IS STILLIN EFFECT AND MASS ARE THEREQUIREMENT IN PUBLIC PLACES.WE JUST ASK THAT YOU CARE FORYOURSELF THAT YOU CARE FOR YOURNEIGHBOR THAT YOU CARE FOR YOURMOM AND YOUR DAD AND YOURGRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER YOURLOVED ONES AND THE GREATEST TOOLFOR ENFORCEMENT IS PERSONALRESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT COMES TOCHURCHES IF LEADERS DECIDE TOHAVE IN-PERSON SERVICES SOON.THE MAYOR SAYS HE ASKS THATCONGREGATION LEADERS STILLADHERE TO THE BEST PROTOCOL INORDER TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.WHETHER IT’S CHURCHES THAT AREABLE TO SPREAD OUT WITHIN THESANCTUARY OR TAKING ADVANTAGE OFHAVING A MONITOR IN THEFELLOWSHIP HALL SO THATEVERYBODY CAN BE IN THE BUILDINGSTARTING FRIDAY.THE CITY IS EXPANDING COVID-19.TESTING AS LEADERS SAY THEY HAVEACCESS TO 12,000 TEST.THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED MOBILETESTING UNITS WILL BE INDIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS STARTINGIN THE WEST JACKSON AREA AS WEARE PARTNERING AND AS WE AREMOVING INTO APARTMENT UNITS ORDIFFERENT AREAS ACROSS THE CITYWE WANT YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OFTHOSE TESTS AND AS WE LOOK TOMOVE TOWARDS THE NEW NORMAL.THIS IS ONE OF THE RESOURCESTHAT WILL ENABLE US TO DO THAT.THE CITY CURFEW IS STILL INEFFECT FROM 11 P.M.

UNTIL 5 A.M.AND AGAIN IF YOU’RE GOING TO BEOUT IN PUBLIC PLACES, YOU’RESTILL REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK I

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