To slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of all Mississippians, today Governor Tate Reeves signed a new executive order establishing a statewide shelter-in-place.
Spread of covid- 19- and protect the health of all - - - - mississippians, today, governor- tate reeves signed a new- executive order establishing a- statewide shelter-in-place.
- news 25's victoria bailey has - the details.- - "we're all in danger from coast to coast as - leaders are top priority is an- always will be the safety of ou- citizens" at a press conference wednesday- governor reeves announced his - decision to issue - shelter-in-place- orders for mississippi.
- "prohibited activities, of course, all public and private- social and other non-essential- gatherings of groups of more- than 10 people.
This will also- - - - shut down all places of - amusement, recreation weather - indoors or outdoors, including- but not - limited to amusement parks- rides, museums, playgrounds,- children's party and play - facilities, - all parks, including all- beaches, lakes and reservoirs - but not including walking - - - - trails, movie theaters, bowling- allies and social clubs are - being closed" though the case numbers continu- to climb in the - - - - magnolia state dr thomas dobbs- says our state is secure when i- - - - comes to life saving equipment.- "on the ventilator piece, we have plenty for mississippians- today.
It's not today - - - - we're worried about, it's next- week and the week after next.
- so, we do a daily - inventory of ventilaters and we- know how many we have available- we know - that we have an expandable- access to ventilators if we - start looking at those areas- in operating rooms because- operating rooms are pretty- - - - silent these days.
So we can- expand that pretty quickly" when asked about school during- the conference- govenor reeves had this to say.- "i'm not ready to make a call a this point on the schools - obviously they are closed until- what is in effect april 20 whic- is the same day this order woul- be in effect until then - so my anticipation is as we get- a week or two out and see what- the car does in - - - - mississippi kind of where we- find ourselves will make those- decisions in the- coming days" there are 136 new cases of- - - - covid-19 reported in the state- wednesday.- reeves says this is a virus tha- will contninue to run rampen if- residents don't do their part.- - - - "we have to make sure our peopl understand that if you will - comply and if you - do your part or the next two- weeks will be able to slow the- spread and will have- better data over the next coupl- of weeks and then hopefully we- can remove this as- - - - scheduled and as
Mississippi's safer-at-home order goes into effect today
