Five days into an unprecedented statewide shelter in place order, Governor Tate Reeves says social distancing is working.
INMISSISSIPPI...WHAT'S WORKING ANDWHATISN'T YET...TO PROTECT BOTH THEPUBLIC ANDECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE STATE.
8:30 THESE ARE CHALLENGING TIMESTHE LIKES OF WHICH WE HAVEN'TSEEN IN AMERICA FOR 100YEARS... 8:35FIVE DAYS INTO AN UNPRECEDENTEDSTATEWIDE SHELTER IN PLACEORDER...GOVERNOR TATE REEVESSAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING ISWORKING.4:48- I CANNOT REITERATEENOUGH IF WE COULD GET 100PERCENT COMPLIANCE IN 12 DAYSSLOW SPREAD SO WDONT STRAIN HOSPITALS SO WE CANGIVE PATIENTS CARE THEN NEED WEWILL GET BACK TO A NORMAL A NEWNORMAL SOONER RATHERTHAN LATER.
5:18BUT REEVES SAYS THE ECONOMICHEALTH OFMISSISSIPPI MAY BE SLOWER TORECOVEWITH A 3000 PERCENT SPIKE INUNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS-- THEGOVERNOR SAYS HE KNOWS PEOPLEWHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AREHAVING A HARDTIME GETTING THROUGH TO FILE FORUNEMPLOYMENT ON THE PHONE ANDONLINE.8:49- WE HAVE INCREASED NUMBEROF PEOPLE INCRAESED HOURS...ALSOALLOWED FOR YOU TO GOONELINE...WHEN YOU WERE LAID OFF9:35WITH APRIL 18TH THE EXPECTEDPEAK OFCOVID 19 CASES INMISSISSIPPI...THEGOVERNOR PLEADING FORMISSISSIPPIANS TOSPEND THIS EASTER WEEKEND ATHOME2:12- WE CAN CELEBRATED EASTERWITHOUT GOING TO A BUILDING ANDCELERBATINGEASTER WITHOUT HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE.
AND ENDANGERINGOURSELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS 2:35 ONE MORE NOTE- ON SCHOOLS.SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING ALABAMAAND ARKANSAS HAVE ALREADYCANCELLED CLASS FOR THE REST OFTHE YEAR.WE ASKED GOVERNOR REEVES ABOUTTHAT...IT'SA DECISION HE'S NOT READY TOMAKE YET.NOT YET RULING OUT THE CHANCESTUDENTSGO BACK BEFORE THE END OF THEYEAR.
DOCTORS AT THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYTHEY H
Tuesday Governor Tate Reeves announced that schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year. On Wednesday the Mississippi..
