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Iowa allowing more businesses to reopen on June 1

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Iowa allowing more businesses to reopen on June 1
Iowa allowing more businesses to reopen on June 1
Iowa allowing more businesses to reopen on June 1

MORE BUSINESSESOPEN UP.THIS COMES AS BARSWILL BE ALLOWED TOREOPEN STARTING ONTHURSDAY.3 NEWS NOW ANCHORCOURTNEY JOHNSJOINS US WITH THELATEST.ON JUNE FIRST LOTSOF OUTDOOR ANDLARGE GATHERINGSCAN START UP, BUTTHEY MUST OPERATEAT 50 PERCENTCAPACITY.THIS INCLUDESRACETRACKS FORSPECTATORSOUTDOOR CONCERTSAMUZEMENT PARKSAND CASINOS.GOVERNORREYNOLDS SAYS THEYMUST ALSO DOTHINGS TO ENSURESOCIAL DISTANCING.COMMUNITYGATHERINGS OFMORE THAN 10PEOPLE CAN ALSOBEGIN, BUT GROUPSMUST MAINTAIN 6FEET DISTANCE.GOVERNORREYNOLDS SAYS SHEIS ALSO TALKING WITHTHE IOWA STATE FAIRBOARD THIS WEEK.FORCLOSURES ANDEVICTIONS WILL BEALLOWED TO BEGINAGAIN STARTINGTOMORROW AT 11:59P-M.THE GOVERNOR SAYSSHE IS USINGFUNDING FROM THECARES ACT TO HELPPEOPLE WHO HAVELOST MONEY DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUSAND THAT SHOULD BEUP AND RUNNING BYFRIDAY.HERE'S A LOOK AT THELATEST NUMBERS INIOWA.8 NEW DEATHS HAVEBEEN REPORTED.MORE THAN 470PEOPLE HAVE DIEDFROM THE VIRUS INIOWA.THERE ARECURRENTLY MORETHAN 17-THOUSAND600 CONFIRMEDCASES.NEARLY 95-HUNDREDPEOPLE ARE LISTEDAS RECOVERED.THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS IS REPORTINGAT LEAST FIVEEMPLOYEES HAVEDIED AT THE TYSONPLANT IN WATERLOOIOWA AFTERCONTRACTING THEVIRUS.THE STATE ISSUPPOSED TOREPORT ANYTIMETHERE IS A BUSINESSTHAT HAS ANOUTBREAK, BUT ITTOOK A REPORTERASKING TODAY IFTHERE HAVE BEENANY NEW OUTBREAKSFOR OFFICIALS TO SAYTHERE HAD BEENTWO MORE IN SIOUXCENTER AND SIOUXCITY.THE REPORTERASKED IF THE STATEWOULD CONSIDERPUTTING THATINFORMATION ONTHEIR WEBSITE.THE GOVERNORRESPONDED "WE CANTAKE A LOOK AT THAT"AND THAT SHETRUSTS THE MEDIA TODO THEIR JOB ANDASK THE QUESTIONS.MANY OF THESE NEWCASES ARE INPOTTAWATTAMIECOUNTY TEST IOWAPLANS TO SET UP ATESTING SITE INCOUNCIL BLUFFS ONFRIDAY FROM NOONTO SIX.THE EXACT LOCATIONHAS NOT YET BEENANNOUNCED.THE GOVERNOR SAYSANYONE WHO THINKSTHEY NEED A TESTCAN GET ONE.IOWA'S GOVERNORSAYS THE STATETESTING PROGRAM...AND RESTRICTIONSHELPED KEEP THESTATE'S HEALTHCARESYSTEM FROM BEINGOVERWHELMED."WE SAW MODELSPROJECTINGSTAGGERINGNUMBERS OFPOSITIVE CASES,HOSPITALIZATIONSAND DEATHSACROSS OUR STATETHAT WOULDTHREATEN TOCRIPPLE OURHEALTHCARESYSTEM.SO, WE DID WHATIOWANS ALWAYSDO WHEN FACEDWITH A PROBLEM.WE CRATEDSOLUTIONS."THE COUNCIL BLUFFSTEST SITE WILL BEONE OF TEN OPENACROSS IOWA THISWEEK.THAT'S IN ADDITIONTO A SPECIAL TESTIOWA CLINIC IN DESMOINES ...WHICH WILL BEGINSCHEDULINGAPPOINTS LATERTODAY.IOWA SENATOR JON

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