8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

ROB.THANKS SO MUCH DENNIS ONE,TUESDAY, KANSAS GOVERNOR LAURA.KELLY ISSUED A NEW EMERGENCYDECLARATION REGARDING HOW THESTATE’S HANDLING THE CORONAVIRUSGOVERNOR.KELLY SAYS LOCAL OFFICIALS WILLDECIDE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AND THEREOPENING PROCESS IN THEIRCOMMUNITIES.GOVERNOR’S HOPING THAT CITYLEADERS WILL USE FOR AD ASTRAREOPENING PLAN AS GUIDANCEMOVING FORWARD AND WITH COUNTIESCARRYING THE POWER OF THEIR OWNDECISIONS.NOW WHAT OUR LEADERS IN JOHNSONCOUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION HASMARTIN AUGUSTINE LIVE THISMORNING NOW MARTIN, WELCOMEPEOPLE IN JOHNSON.COUNTY EXPECT MOVING FORWARD ROBJOHNSON COUNTY LEADERSHIP ISGOING TO STICK VERY CLOSE TOGOVERNOR.KELLY’S PLAN TO REOPEN THEECONOMY EVEN THOUGH IN ANEARLIER PHASE OF HER PLAN THECOUNTY KEPT IN PLACE SOME MORERESTRICTIVE MEASURES THAN WHATWAS GOING ON IN THE REST OF THESTATE.BUT AS FOR NOW THE COUNTY SAYSIT WILL NOT PUT INTO PLACE ANYADDITIONAL LIMITS BEYOND WHATTHE GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS BUT IN ASTATEMENT THE COUNTY SAYS ITWILL STRONGLY RECOMMEND THATJOHNSON COUNTY RESIDENTSBUSINESSES ADHERE TO THAT.BY STEP APPROACH OF GOVERNORKELLY’S AD.ASTRA PLAN TO REOPEN THE ECONOMYAND NOT GET OUT AHEAD OF IT ANDTO CONTINUE THE PHYSICALDISTANCING WEARING MASKS WHENYOU CAN’T DO THAT AND CONTINUETO FREQUENTLY WASH HANDS ANDOTHER BITS OF HYGIENE TO WARDOFF THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT SOMEDECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADESUCH AS OVERLAND PARK’S DECISIONTO CLOSE ITS SWIMMING POOLS FORTHE SUMMER POOL SUCH AS THEMARTY POOL HERE AT 70 AND THENCONTRA THOSE DECISIONS AREN’TGOING TO CHANGE EVEN THOUGH INGOVERNOR KELLY’S PLAN.IT DOES EVENTUALLY CALL FOR THEREOPENING OF SWIMMING POOLS.REPORTING LIVE IN OVERLAND PARKMARTIN AUGUSTINE KMBC 9 NEWSMARTIN.THANKS SO MUCH AND IN WYANDOTTECOUNTY.THEY ARE FOLLOWING THAT ASTROPLAN.IT MEANS THAT THE COUNTY WILLCONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE STATE’SPHASE TWO GUIDELINES UNTIL ATLEAST JUNE 8 MEANS THAT MASSGATHERINGS ARE LIMITED TO NOMORE THAN 15 PEOPLE PEOPLE AREENCOURAGED TO WEAR MASKS INPUBLIC AND MAINTAIN SOCIALDISTANCING OF AT LEAST SIX FEETBARS NIGHTCLUBS PUBLIC SWIMMINGPOOLS AND FAIRS AND FESTIVALSARE STILL CLOSED AND GOVERNOR.KELLY VETOED A BILL APPROVED BYLAWMAKERS.THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED HER TOGET PERMISSION FROM JUSTSLATER’S TO EXTEND THE STATE OFEMERGENCY.SHE ALSO CALLED THE LEGISLATUREBACK INTO SESSION SPECIALSESSION ON JUNE 30 TO TACKLE.CORONAVIRUS MEASURES.MEANWHILE AT 8:04 FALLOUTCONTINUES AFTER THIS VIDEOSHOWING A MASSIVE POOL PARTYLAKE OF THE OZARKS.IT’S NOW PROMPTED BOTH, MISSOURIAND KANSAS HEALTH DEPARTMENTDIRECTOR IS TO CALL FOR SELFQUARANTINE OF THE ATTENDEES ANDA DOCTORATE.UM ED SAYS THAT MORE THAN JUSTTHE PARTIERS COULD BE A RISK.DR. DANA HAWKINSON SAYS THERE’SA SMALL CHANCE THAT PEOPLE WHOWERE IN THE VICINITY, BUT NOT ATTHE PARTIES COULD BE EXPOSED.WE KNOW THAT THIS VIRUS CANSPREAD WITH CLINICAL EFFICIENCYAND AS ALMOST HYPER CONTAGIOUSAND SO WE HAVE TO EXPECT THATTHE VIRUS IS GOING TO BE ABLE TOSPREAD EASILY IN THAT TYPE OFSITUATION.HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WEIGHING INON THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS VIDEOAND TALKING ABOUT SELFQUARANTINE IS THE OWNER OF THATBUSINESS THAT HOSTED THE PARTYIS RESPONDING KMBC 9S.MATT EVANS HAS A LOOK AT WHATTHE OWNER OF BACKWATER JAX ISSAYING ABOUT THE PARTY AT THECENTER OF THE VIRAL VIDEO MATT.ROBIN A STATEMENT ISSUEDYESTERDAY THE OWNER OF BACKWATERJAX IS DEFENDING HIS DECISIONAND REALLY DEFENDING ALL THEDECISIONS THAT HE MADE OVER THECOURSE OF THIS MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND AFTER WE SAW THOSEPICTURES AND VIDEOS ONLINE OFPEOPLE AT HIS ESTABLISHMENT THATWERE DISREGARDING PUBLIC HEALTHRECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEY WERESEEN BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALLACROSS THE COUNTRY OWNER GARYPRUITT MAINTAINING THAT HE BROKENO LAWS SAYING THAT IT IS NOT ACRIME TO BREAK SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES.HE SAID THERE WERE SOMEPRECAUTIONS IN PLACE DURING THATPOOL PARTY SAYING MEDICAL STAFFHIRED BY THE BAR CHECKTEMPERATURES OF PEOPLE AT BOTHENDS OF THE POOL AND ANYONE WITHA FEVER OVER 100 POINT FORWASN’T ALLOWED INSIDE HANDSANITIZER WAS ALSO READILYAVAILABLE THROUGH IT WENT ON TOSAY IN THAT STATEMENT QUOTE.WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE AREMANY EMOTIONS AND FEELINGSINVOLVED ON EVERY SIDE OF THEPANDEMIC SITUATION FOR OUR LOYALCUSTOMERS WHO STAND IN SUPPORT.THANK YOU FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.WE MAY HAVE LOST.THANK YOU FOR YOUR PREVIOUSPATRONAGE.WE HOPE TO WIN YOUR BUSINESSBACK IN THE SURE PRUITT AGAINSTANDING BY HIS DECISION TO GOAHEAD WITH THAT POOL PARTY OVERTHE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.HE ALSO ECHOED A PREVIOUSSTATEMENT BY THE CAMDEN COUNTYSHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT THAT SAIDTHE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO BOTH HISESTABLISHMENT AND ANY OTHERBUSINESSES OR BARS THE LAKE OFTHE OZARKS THIS WEEKEND HAD THERIGHT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TOWEIGH THE RISKS AND MAKE THEIROWN DECISIONS BEFORE GOING OUTIN PUBLIC REPORTING LIVE THISMORNING MATT EVANS KMBC 9 NEWSMATT.THANKS SO MUCH.WELL AFTER RESTARTING PRODUCTIONLAST MONDAY AT THE FORD CLAYCOMOPLANT.CURSOR NOW BEING ASKED TO SELFQUARANTINE.IT’S ALL COMES AFTER AN EMPLOYEETESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.PRODUCTION AT THE PLANT WASTEMPORARILY STOPPED ON TUESDAYCOMPANY SAID IT CLOSE THETRANSIT SIDE OF T PLAN FORDEEP CLEANING EMPLOYEES WHO WEREIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THATINFECTED EMPLOYEE.WE’RE ASKED TO SELF QUARANTINEFOR 14 DAYS.WE ARE TRACKING THE NEW NUMBEROF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THEMETRO AREA EIGHTY FOUR NEW CASESWERE REPORTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTHE NINE COUNTY AREA MORE THANHALF OF THOSE NEW CASES ARE INKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, INCLUDINGONE NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHAND MISSOURI 7.6% OF ALL TESTSTESTS HAVE COME BACK POSITIVE INTHAT PERCENTAGE OF TESTS THATARE COMING BACK POSITIVE IS NOWSIX POINT NINE PERCENT THAT WILLHEALTH ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING FORPERCENTAGES BELOW ENSUREADEQUATE TESTING.LEDO SEVEN AND A LOCAL COMPANYIS TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE TOEXPAND CONTACT TRACING AGILEGOVERNMENT SERVICES AT OVERLANDPARK IS WORKING TO COME UP WITHA STANDARDIZED PROCESS COMPANYSAYS THAT LOCAL COUNTIES AREDOING CONTACT TRACING ON AVOLUNTEER BASIS.THEY’RE ALSO REPURPOSING PAIDSTAFF TO GET THE JOB DONERECENTLY POSTED AN OPENING FOR APAID.ATTRACT RACER 800 PEOPLE APPLYWITHIN FOUR DAYS IF YOU’REINTERESTED.YOU CAN HEAD TO AGILE GOVERNMENTSERVICES INC.COM AN APPLE ANDGOOGLE ARE ALSO WORKING TODEVELOP NEW CONTACT TRACINGAPPS, BUT WHAT COULD THAT MEANFOR YOUR PRIVACY OUR CHIEFNATIONAL CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT?JEFF ROSSEN WILL LOOK INTO THATTONIGHT ON RAW SUN REPORTS ANDMORE HELP COULD BE COMING FORSMALL BUSINESSES.JARRED HILL IS IN OUR WASHINGTONBUREAU WITH A CLOSER.LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENI CAPITOLHILL TODAY?SO THE FOCUS AT THIS POINT ISCHANGING THE AID FOR SMALLBUSINESSES THE HOUSE IS SET TOUSE A NEW REMOTE VOTING SYSTEMTO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND ALSO TOCOMPLY WITH SOCIAL DISTANCINGBUT LAWSUIT FROM REPUBLICANS MAYTRY AND BLOCK THAT THEY FILETHAT SUIT AGAINST SPEAKER PELOSILAST NIGHT CALLING THE VOTE BYPROXY SYSTEM UNCONSTITUTIONALARGUING.IT GIVES TOO MUCH POWER TO FEWPEOPLE.THIS WOULD BE USED TO VOTE ONSOME CHANGES TO THE PAYROLLPROTECTION PROGRAM GIVING SMALLBUSINESSES MORE TO SPEND THEMONEY AND MORE FLEXIBILITY ONHOW IT CAN BE USED AS FAR ASFUTURE AID GOES SENATE MAJORITYLEADER MITCH MCCONNELL ISN’TINTERESTED IN THE HOUSE HASTHREE TRILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE,BUT HE’S ALSO NOT RULING OUTMORE HELP.THERE’S STILL A LIKELIHOOD THATWILL BE NEEDED.IN MY VIEW IT OUGHT TO BE VECAREFULLY TARGETED REPUBLICANSARE REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING ABONUS FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WHOGO BACK TO THEIR JOBS AS A WAYTO REPLACE THA $600 PER WEEK.JOBLESS BENEFIT.IT’S SOMETHING THAT THE WHITEHOUSE APPARENTLY IS ALSO ATLEAST SOMEWHAT INTERESTED IN.