Mayor orders city bars and clubs to close

The mayor is shutting down bars and limiting access to restaurants in the city of Jackson.

SOCIAL DISTANCING.IN FACT, THE MAYOR'S EXECUTIVEORDER REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCEOF SOCIALDISTANCING, AND A REDUCTION INGATHERINGS THAT HEALTH OFFICIALSHOPE WILL BRING NEW INFECTIONSDOWN...ON WEDNESDAY, MAYOR CHOKWE ANTARLUMUMBA ISSUED AN EXECUTIVEORDER THAT FURTHER LIMITS ACCESSTO THE PLACES WHEREPEOPLE GATHER, IN AN EFFORT TOLIMIT THESPREAD OF COVID-19...THIS IS IN ADDITION THE THECIVIL EMERGENCYTHE MAYOR DECLARED EARLIER THISWEEK...THE NEW ORDER IS IN RESPONSE TOTHE MOTHAN 2 HUNDRED THOUSANDCORONAVIRUS CASES WORLD WIDE...ALONG WITH THE MORE THAN 65HUNDRED CASESIN ALL 50 STATES, AND THE 34REPORTED CASES IN MISSISSPPI...IN THE MAYOR'S DECLARATION, HESAYSHE IS TAKING THIS ACTION IN THEPUBLIC INTEREST,AND FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OFJACKSONIANS...NOTING THE CITYDOESN'T HAVETHE LUXURY OF A WAIT- AND-SEEAPPROACH TO THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC...THE MAYOR HAS ISSUED TWOORDERS...ONE, THAT ALL EVENTS OF MORETHAN 10PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF JACKSONAREPROHIBITED...AND TWO...THAT EVENTS OF 10PEOPLE OR FEWERIN THE CITY ARE LIMITED...THE MAYOR CLARIFIED EVENTS THATARE NOW BANNED AS ORGANIZED,ORCHESTRATED OR SPONSOREDGATHERINGS LIKESPORTING EVENTS, PARADES,CONCERTS,AND LARGE PRIVATE PARTIES...MAYOR LUMUMBA SAYS PUBLIC PASSTHROUGHAREAS LIKE THE AIRPORT, SHOPPINGAREAS, ANDGROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES, ANDOFFICE SPACES ARE NOTAFFECTED... LUMUMBA ALSO ORDEREDRESTARAUNTSCAN NOW ONLY PROVIDE TAKE OUT,PICK-UP,DELIVERY, OR DRIVE- THRUSERVICE...IN HOUSE DINING WILL BEPROHIBITED, BUT AS APOSSIBLE LAST HURRAH...WE DIDFINDSEVERAL RESTARAUNTS IN THE CITYOPEN, ANDOPERATING WITH WHAT APPEARED TOBECROWDS LARGER THAN 10... THEMOVE DOES SHUT DOWN ALL BARS...NIGHT CLUBS AND LOUNGES AT LEASTUNTIL MARCH 31ST,AND IT GOES INTO EFFECT ATMIDNIGHT... THE DECLARATION ALSO STATES THATVIOLATIONSOF THE MAYOR'S ORDERS COULD LEADTOMISDEMEANOR CHARGES... REPORTINGFROM HOME TONIGHT...TROYJOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT 10... WE'VE BEEN GET