8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

ITS REOPENING PLANTED A GIVESIGHS MARTIN AUGUSTINE IS LIVEIN OVERLAND PARK THIS MORNINGFROM MARTIN.IT IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL JUSTYET.NO, IT’S A SOFT REOPENING THAT’SFOR SURE.BUT SOME ELEMENTS OF THE ECONOMYINCLUDING BRANCHES OF THE PUBLICLIBRARY SYSTEM SUCH AS THIS ONEHERE IN 87TH STREET ARE ALL PARTOF THIS FIRST PHASE OF GETTINGJOHNSON COUNTY BACKUP ONLINERESTAURATS ELIGIBLE TO REOPENTODAY TO BUT WITH SOCIALDISTANCING MEASURES IN PLACE THEMAXIMUM OF 10 DINARS PER A TABLETHOSE TABLES HAD TO BE SIX FEETAPART RETAIL STORES LICENSEDDAYCARE CAMPS THOSE CAN FIRE UPTO ELECTIVE CARE AND HOSPITALSAND DENTAL OFFICES MAY OPEN UP.FOR PRACTITIONERS BUT JIM’S BARSBARBERSHOPS SALONS ORGANIZEDSPORTS ALL AMONG MANY OTHERTHINGS THAT REMAIN CLOSED NOWCOUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES BEGINREOPENING TODAY AS WELLINCLUDING THE COUNTYADMINISTRATION BUILDING THENORTHEAST OFFICES IN MISSION ANDTHE OLATHE MOTOR VEHICLE OFFICEWITH MOST OTHER OFFICES OPENINGUP AT THE VERY LEAST.THEY’RE FRONT COUNTERS TO THEPUBLIC NOW JOHNSON COUNTY SINCESAYS ONCE CERTAIN BENCHMARKS AREHITTIN THE MANAGEMENT OFCOVID-19, THEN THE COUNTY CANMOVE ON.PHASE TWO OF REOPENING THERE’SFOUR PHASES AND ALL OF THIS, BUTTHERE’S NOT A SPECIFIC DATE TIEDTO THE PHASES.AGAIN.THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE DRIVENON HOW WELL WE CONTINUE TO FIGHTAND MANAGE THE VIRUS.IT’S A LOT TO TAKE IN.THAT’S FOR SURE.SO ON MY KMBC 9 NEWS FACEBOOKPAGE AND ON MY TWITTER FEED GOTA COUPLE OF CHARTS UP THERE FORYOU THAT WILL SHOW YOU WHAT ISGOING TO BE OPENING UP NOW ANDWHAT’S OPENING UP NEXT REPORTINGLIVE AND OVER THE PARK MARTINAUGUSTINE KMBC 9 NEWS.ALL RIGHT, MARTIN.THANK YOU SO MUCH FORRESTAURANTS WILL LIKELY LOOK ALITTLE DIFFERENT WHEN DINERS GOBACK TO THERE.FAVORITE SPOT THE PEANUT INOVERLAND PARK HAS BLOCKED OFFTABLES TO ABIDE BY THE SPACINGORDERS, BUT ALSO KEEP A TRACK ONHOW MANY KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANYCUSTOMERS OR THE RESTAURANT ANDSOME WILL LIKELY HAVE TO WAITOUTSIDE RESTAURANTS EVEN GOINGDIGITAL WITH THEIR MENU TO CUTDOWN ON WHAT CUSTOMERS TOUCH.ALL THAT OUR PATRONS HAVE TO DOIS PULL OUT THEIR CAMERAS SCANTHE QR CODE AND THEN THE MENUJUST SIMPLY POPS UP ON THEIRPHONE SO THEY DON’T EVEN HAVE TOTOUCH A MENU.SO THE IDEAS CAME FROMCOLLABORATING WITH OTHERRESTAURANTS IN THE AREA.WYANDOTTE COUNTIES ALSO ENTERINGTHE FIRST FACE IF THEY’REREOPENING PLAN.IT’S IN LINE WITH JOHNSON COUNTYAND JACKSON COUNTY AND WYANDOTTECOUNTY RESTAURANTS BARS ANDRETAIL SHOPS OR PICKUP ORDELIVERY ONLY CHILD CAREFACILITIES OFFICE SETTINGSMEDICAL PROVIDERS ANDVETERINARIANS PARKS AND REALESTATE OFFICES ALL OPEN WITHRESTRICTIONS.JIM’S SCHOOLS SPORTING EVENTSAND A PERSONAL SERVICES LIKESALONS AND SPAS ARE STILLCLOSED.IT’S E36 NOW AND IS JOHNSONCOUNTY AND WYANDOTTE COUNTYSTART THE REOPENING PROCESSPROCESS JACKSON COUNTY’S ROLLINGOUT WITH THEIR TODAY WITH PHASE1 GAMES 9S.MATT EVANS LIVE THIS MORNING TOBREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US.HEY, MATT.GOOD MORNING, ROB.YES, DO YOU STAY AT HOME OR HEREIN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTYEXPIRING LAST NIGHT AT 11:59P.M.

SO WE’RE NOW IN PHASE ONEOF THE COUNTY’S REOPENINGPROCESS.THAT MEANS SOME OF THEBUSINESSES HERE ON THEINDEPENDENCE SQUARE.THEY’LL BE ABLE TO RE OPEN THEIRDOORS TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEFIRST TIME SINCE MID-MARCH IFTHEY CHOOSE TO DO SO TODAY, BUTTHE COUNTY IS ALSO STILLSUGGESTING THAT PEOPLE STAY HOMEAS MUCH AS THEY CAN.ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE THEMOST VULNERABLE TO COVID-19.THEY’RE ALSO ASKING PEOPLE TOKEEP WORKING FROM HOME WITHTHERE ARE STILL NO GATHERINGSOVER 10 PEOPLE ALLOWED INJACKSON COUNTY NON-ESSENTIALRETAIL STORES.THEY ARE ALLOWED TO REOPEN WITHCAPACITY LIMITS TODAY.THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR DININGAREAS AT BARS AND RESTAURANTSBARBERSHOPS SALONS AND OTHERPERSONAL SERVICE BUSINESSES LIKETHAT ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO REOPENBY APPOINTMENT ONLY TODAY BUTPLACES LIKE GYMS AND MOVIETHEATERS ENTERTAINMENT VENUES.THOSE WILL ALL HAVE TO REMAINCLOSED THROUGH THIS FIRST PHASETHE BIG GOAL HERE ACCORDING TOTHE COUNTIES TO CONTINUE TOPROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OFTHEIR RESIDENTS WHILE ALSOFACILITATING A TO AN ECONOMICRECOVERY IN ALL OF THECOMMUNITIES HERE IN THE EASTERNJACKSON COUNTY THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT THOUGH SAYS, THIS ISBY NO MEANS A RETURN TO NORMALJUST BECAUSE THINGS AREREOPENING DOESN’T MEAN THAT YOUDON’T HAVE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS.YOU SHOULD ALWAYS YOU SHOULDSTILL BE FOCUSING ON ONFOLLOWING THOSE SOCIALDISTANCING PRACTICES AND ALSOWEARING A FACE MASK ANY TIME YOUGO INTO ONE OF THESE PLACES OPENTO THE PUBLIC REPORTING LIVE ININDEPENDENCE THIS MORNING MATTEVANS KMBC 9 NEWS.THANK YOU SO MUCH.WELL TODAY, KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI MAYOR QUINTON LUCASWELL PROVIDED.WHEN GUIDELINES FOR RESTAURANTSIS THEY REOPEN ON FRIDAY?WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL NOT BEOCCUPANCY LIMITS FOR KC.MO RESTAURANTS.DINERS WILL HAVE TO BE SIX FEETAPART FROM EACH OTHER AT TABLESAND THE TABLES WILL HAVE TO BE10 FEET APART.YOUR LUCAS SAYS THAT HE MET WITHREPRESENTATIVES OF THERESTAURANT ASSOCIATION THIS PASTWEEKEND TO WORK OUT THE MAJORCOMPONENTS OF THE PLAN.MEANWHILE, HERE IS A LOOK AT THELATEST NUMBERS FROM KANSAS ANDMISSOURI ACCORDING TO THEMISSOURI STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTWEBSITE.THERE ARE MORE THAN 9,800 CASESOF CORONAVIRUS IN THE SHOW-MESTATE.WE KNOW THERE ARE ALMOST 500DEATHS BEING REPORTED AND INKANSAS THE STATE IS REPORTINGALMOST 7,000 CASES WITH MORETHAN 150 DEATHS STATEWIDE FORDCOUNTIES REPORTING THE MOSTCASES WITH MORE THAN 1,100CASES.WYANDOTTE COUNTY ISN’T SECOND.WYANDOTTE COUNTY KANSAS ISEXPANDING THEIR MOBILE.TESTING FREE DRIVE THROUGHTESTING IS SCHEDULED ATDIFFERENT LOCATIONS EVERY DAYTHIS WEEK.TODAY’S TESTING IS THE OAKRIDGEMISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH ONPARALLEL PARKWAY FROM 3 TO 6P.M.

YOU DO HAVE TO REGISTER INADVANCE IF YOU’D LIKE TO BETESTED THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 9 13 3 7 1 1998 AND WE HAVE ALL THETIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR TESTINGEACH DAY ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHTNOW.JUST HEAD TO KMBC.COM.REJECT THE CURVE OF COVID-19 ONOUR WEBSITE WHERE WE UPDATE THENUMBERS DAILY FOR YOU.JUST HEAD TO KMBC.COM AND CLICKON THE CORONAVIRUS TRACK THECURVE TAB.AS ECONOMIC CRUNCH CONTINUES INOUR COUNTRY STATES ARE IMPOSINGA PATCHWORK OF RULES A B C’S IMISSED A LOOK WITH LATEST THISMORNING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICINCHING CLOSER TO THE WEST WINGTO WHITE HOUSE STAFFERS TESTINGPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19.FIRST, THE PRESIDENT’S PERSONALVALET, THEN THE VICE PRESIDENT’SPRESS SECRETARY.THE VICE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTEDAT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY AS NEWSAFETY PROTOCOLS ARE BEINGCONSIDERED INCLUDING SOCIALDISTANCING DURING MEETINGS ANDTESTING ANYONE WHO SEES THEPRESIDENT JUST THREE DAYS AGOCHIEF OF STAFF MARK MEADOWSINSISTED ENOUGH.BEING DONE TO PROTECT PEOPLE INTHE WHITE HOUSE AND I CAN TELLYOU THIS IS PROBABLY THE SAFESTPLACE THAT YOU CAN COME TOO.MEANWHILE THE NAVY’S TOP ADMIRALAND AT LEAST THREE KEY MEMBERSOF THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCEARE NOW IN SELF QUARANTINE AFTERTHEY CAME INTO POSSIBLE CONTACTWITH COVID-19 THIS AS THECOUNTRY CONTINUES TO REOPEN 45STATES EASING RESTRICTIONS, EVENAS THE NUMBER OF NEW CASESCONTINUES TO RISE IN AT LEAST 15OF THEM.THIS WEEKEND IN KENTUCKYCHURCHES HELD IN PERSON SERVICESWITH SPACED OUT SEATING BUT INCASTLE ROCK, COLORADO A CROWDEDRESTAURANT ON MOTHER’S DAY WITHFEW CUSTOMERS WEARING MASKS INMARYLAND CROWDS IS OCEAN CITY’SBOARDWALK REOPENED AND IN LOSANGELES BUSTLING TRAILS HIKERSANXIOUS TO GET OUT FOR THE FIRSTTIME IN A MONTH.IT’S GONNA TAKE A WHILE FOR THEREOPENING HAVE AN IMPACT.SO THERE’S THAT ALL RIGHT.WELL, WE ALSO KNOW THATECONOMICALLY THE WHITE HOUSESYSTEM EATS THINGS ARE ONLYGOING TO GET WORSE B