Thursday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

Thursday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

WARMING TREND HEADING INTO LABORDAY STRAIGHT AHEAD.WELL, FIRST IT NINE TO RAYTOWNSCHOOL DISTRICT MOVES FRIDAYNIGHT FOOTBALL TO THURSDAYPLAYING IN A DIFFERENT COUNTYAND CITY TO AVOID COVID-19RESTRICTIONS.THE COACHES WANT MORE PARENTS TOBE ABLE TO ATTEND KMBC 9S.BRIAN JOHNSON IS LIVE AT THEBIG.JEWELRY GAME TONIGHT HELD AT THENORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOLDISTRICT’S ACTIVITIES COMPLEX UPIN CLAY COUNTY.THEN PEOPLE COULD WATCH THE GAMEONLINE.IT WAS STRAINED BUT A LOT OFPARENTS WANTED TO COME AND SEEIT FOR THEMSELVES IN PERSON THESCREENING AT THE GATE WASINTENSE.WE DID SEE ONE MAN GET TURNEDAWAY WHEN THE NAME ON HIS TICKETDIDN’T MATCH THE PLAYER THAT HESAID HE WAS HERE TO SEE.THURSDAY NIGHT LIGHTS BEGIN WITHA HEALTH SCREENING FOR THROAT.NO AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS,EXCEPT THE DOOR CHEER DANCE ANDFOOTBALL PLAYERS EACH INVITE TWOGUESTS DOWN BEST PRACTICES, ANDI DON’T FEEL AND I FEEL LIKEANYBODY DOESN’T FEEL SAFE SHOULDNOT EVEN COME OUT, YOU KNOW, ANDTHEN LEAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FORPEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME OUT THERAYTOWN VERSUS RAYTOWN SOUTHRIVALRY GAME.THIS YEAR ISN’T PLAYED INJACKSON COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT.THEY ARE HAS A HARD LINE 100TOTAL FANS CLAY LIMIT IS HIGHERIN KANSAS CITY.COMPLETE HAS NO LIMIT AT ALL.I’M JUST GLAD THAT THEY OPEN ITUP ENOUGH WHERE AT LEAST ACOUPLE OF US PARENTS COULD MAKEIT INSTEAD OF SHUTTING THIS ALLOUT FROM IT MASKS ARE REQUIRED.I BELIEVE EVERYBODY WEAR A MASKAND PROTECT THEMSELVES.WE ALL BE ALRIGHT MANY PEOPLEKEEP THEM ON AFTER ENTERING THEGATE OTHERS CHOOSE TO TAKE THEMOFF.OOPS.IT’S SOCIALLY DISTANCE FROM EACHOTHER IN THE OUTDOOR STADIUM.OH MAN, IT’S GREAT.IT’S GREAT.I BELIEVE THE KIDS SHOULD PLAYMOST PARENTS DON’T MIND THEEXTRA DRIVE.THEY’RE GLAD TO SEE THEIRSTUDENTS PERFORM.NOW, WE STILL HAVE TO YEAH,UNFORTUNATELY, SO WE JUST TRY TOBE SAFE AND WHEN THEY GET OFFTHE FIELD, THEY’RE SUPPOSED TOHAVE THEIR MASKS ON IN KANSASCITY.BRIAN JOHNSON KMBC 9 NEWS NOWHEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNINGSCHOOLS TO LIMIT POTENTIALEXPOSURE OR THEY COULD RISKENDING THEIR SEASON PREMATURELYROCKHURST FOOTBALL IS INQUARANTINE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OFAN OUTBREAK AMONG ITS PLAYERSEXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL IS ALSO IN QUARANTINERIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLEEXPOSURE NEW TONIGHT MORE THAN7,000 COLLEGE PEOPLE IN MISSOURIOF TESTED.FOR THE CORONAVIRUS SINCECLASSES RESUMED IN MID-AUGUSTGOVERNOR PARSONS SPOKE ATWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST.LOUIS WITH THIS WARNING.AGAIN, WHILE YOUNG HEALTHYPEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE MILDSYMPTOMS AND QUICK RECOVERIESTHAT THEY MAY UNKNOWINGLY CARRYCOVID-19 TO SOMEONE OLDER ORWITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS WHOIS UNABLE TO FIGHT OFF THEVIRUS.THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT.FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKEPRECAUTIONS AND UNDERSTAND THERESPONSIBILITIES THEY HAVE INTHE HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITIESRESEARCHERS AT WASHINGTONUNIVERSITY HAVE DEVELOPED A NEWFDA-APPROVED SALIVA TEST FORCOVID-19.THE SALIVA TEST ALLOWS PEOPLE TOCOLLECT THEIR OWN SAMPLES BYSPITTING INTO A SMALL TUBE THERESULTS ARE THEN AVAILABLEWITHIN HOURS INSTEAD OF DAYS ANEW HEALTH ORDER TONIGHT INDOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS STARTINGTOMORROW, FRIDAY ALL REST.IN BARS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUESWITH A LIQUOR LICENSE MUST STOPSERVING ALCOHOL AT 9 P.M.

THEREBUSINESSES MUST THEN SHUT DOWNBY TEN RESTAURANTS THAT DO NOTSERVE ALCOHOL ARE NOT REQUIREDTO CLOSE IT 10.THE ORDER SAYS THAT MASKS ARESTILL GOING TO BE REQUIREDDOUGLAS COUNTY IS LIMITING MASSGATHERINGS TO NO MORE THAN 45PEOPLE AND THE NUMBER OF NEWDAILY COVID-19 CASES IN THEMETRO IS GOING DOWN.THE SEVEN-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE ISNOW AT 285 NEW POSITIVE CASES ADAY.IT’S NUMBER WE WILL WILLCONTINUE TO WATCH AS MORESCHOOLS ARE NEXTWEEK.I’LL TONIGHT WE ARE SHARES OLDSOF A MONTH-LONG KMBC9 NEWSINVESTIGATION REGARDING COVID-19AT LEAST 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALLAROUND THE KANSAS CITY AREA HASACTIVELY TRACKED POSITIVE CASESOF CORONAVIRUS ALL THE WAYDATING BACK TO MARCH 1STINVESTIGATIVE REPORTER.MATT FLENER EXPLAINS.WHAT ELSE HE FOUND?KMBC9 INVESTIGATES MADE REQUESTSOF 51 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUNDTHE KANSAS CITY AREA 31 HAVETRACK COVID-19 CASES SINCE MARCHBUT EVEN FEWER HAVE TOLD THEIRDISTRICT WIDE COMMUNITY ABOUTPOTENTIAL EXPOSURES.WHAT IS TODAY OUR FIRST DAY OFSCHOOL LATHROP HIGH SCHOOLSTARTED CLASSES ONLINE THIS WEEKAFTER A FOOTBALL COACH TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19.JUST TRY TO PUT EVERYTHING OUTTHAT WE CAN THE DISTRICT SHARINGNEWS IN THIS LETTER ON SOCIALMEDIA AND IN AN INTERVIEW WITHKMBC.WE JUST WANT EVERYBODY THATNEEDS TO GET IT TO GET THATINFORMATION, YOU KNOW, SO WEDON’T WANT TO SELL ANYTHINGSHORT BUT RECORDS REQUESTS BYKMBC9.IT SHOWED NOT ALL DISTRICTS ARECOMMUNICATING THAT OPENLY ONLY12 OF 31 AREA DISTRICTS TRACKINGPOSITIVE CASES RELEASE THESCHOOLS OR ACTIVITIES AFFECTEDTO KMBC IF YOU HAVE CASES BEHONEST ABOUT IT THE MISSOURINATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONHAS ALSO STARTED TRACKINGCOVID-19 CASES IN SCHOOLS.ALSO CALLING ON THE MISSOURIDEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY ANDSECONDARY EDUCATION TO CREATE ASTATEWIDE DATABASE REQUIRINGDISTRICTS TO REPORT POSITIVECASES IN SPECIFIC BUILDINGS ORACTIVITIES HAVE TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH EACH OTHER.WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BEHONEST, AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVETO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THISPROBLEM SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARETRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING KENNYSOUTHWICK WITH THE COOPERATINGSCHOOL DISTRICTS OF GREATER,KANSAS CITY SAYS PRIVACY LAWSMAY BE PREVENTING SCHOOLS FROMSHARING POSITIVE CASES IF ITONLY AFFECTS A SMALL GROUP ORINDIVIDUAL ALSO SAYING THECOMMUNITY NEEDS TO COME TOGETHERTO STOP THE SPREAD.THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL PROBLEM.WE WERE DEALT THIS HAND ANDWE’VE BEEN WORKING ON IT ALLSUMMER LONG KBC FOUND AT LEAST80 DISTRICTS HAVE QUARANTINESTUDENTS OUR STAFF INCLUDINGLATHRAM.IT’S SHOUT OUT TO THE TEACHERSWERE BEING PREPARED FOR THIS.YOU KNOW, WE KNEW IT WAS COMINGDIDN’T REALLY KNOW.WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THAT MANYSTAFF MEMBERS THAT PUT NINECOACHES AND SEVERAL STUDENTS INQUARANTINE THIS WEEK.WE HAVE LEARNED A FEW DISTRICTSARE STARTING TO SHARECORONAVIRUS DASHBOARDS ON THEIRSCHOOL DISTRICTS WEBSITE.YOU CAN FIND RESPONSES FROM ALL51 DISTRICTS ON OUR WEBSITE ATKMBC.COM.