Vicksburg facing new mask restrictions

The city of Vicksburg is expanding restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ONE OF SEVERAL MISSISSIPPIOFFICIALS WHO METWITH THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUSTAFORCE COORDINATOR DR.DEBORAHBIRX THISWEEK"SHE IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ANDHAS A PASSION FOR THE DATASHE'S ANALYING."ACCORDING TO FLAGGS THE MEETINGHELD ATTHE GOVERNOR'S MANSION INCLUDEDHEALTH OFFICIALS WHO WEREAPPLAUDED BY DRBIRX FOR THEIR WORK.3:01-3:12"WHEN SHE LOOKS AT NUMBERS ITSBYTHE MILLIONS AND ADJACENT STATESAND SHE THINKS WERE DOINGWELL."FLAGGS SAYS DR BIRX ADVISEDLEADERS TOTAKE ACTION WHEN IT COMES TOSTOPPING AND THE SPREAD ANDENFORCE MAWEARING.

BECAUSE OF THAT MAYORFLAGGS IEXTENDING RESTRICTIONS INVICKSBURG.4:19-4:27"YOU MUST WEAR A MASK AND ALLNIGHTCLUBS OR ANYONE THASELLS ALCOHOL OR FOOD MUST CLOSEBY 12 AT NIGHT."MAYOR FLAGGS HAS ALSO HIRED ACOMPLIANCE OFFICER TO EDUCATEBUSINESSES ABOUTREDUCING RISKS, GIVE WARNINGS TOTHOSWHO ARE NOT COMPLYING TO THERULES AND ULTIMATELY WRITETICKETSNECCESARY.5:27-5:42"IF SHE HAS TO GO BACK TO ABUSINESS IT'S 100 DOLLARS THETHIRD TIME IT'S 300 DOLLARS ANDIF YOU CONTINUE TO NOT WANT TOCOMPLY THERE IS A THOUSANDDOLLARFINEFLAGGS SAYS THESE NEWRESTRICTIONS AREBECAUSE DATA SHOWS THE 18-30YEAR OPOPULATION ARE SHOWING TO TESTPOSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS MORE ANDCAN SPREAD IT ASYMPTOMATICALLYALLIE WARE, 16 WAPT NEWS.UMMC AND THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT