8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

8:30 a.m. COVID-19 update

YOU IN THE STUDIO JOHNNY.THANKS SO MUCH THE REOPENING OFKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI IS STILLMORE THAN A WEEK AWAY.BUT TODAY SOME IT WILL BEALLOWED TO OPEN GAME BESIDESMATT EVANS LIVE THIS MORNING TOBREAK IT ALL DOWN AND THAT WEKNOW THERE’S SOME RULES ANDLIMITATIONS IN PLACE.THERE ARE ROBBED TODAY IS KINDOF THAT SOFT REOPENING DATE FORKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.SO SOME OF THESE SHOPS ON THEPLAZA THAT HAVE BEEN FORCED TOCLOSE SINCE MARCH THEY AREALLOWED TO REOPEN FOR THE FIRSTTIME IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUTIF THEY DO CHOOSE TO REOPEN THEYHAVE TO FOLLOW SOME STRICTGUIDELINES SET BY THE CITY THAT10-10-10 RULE THAT YOU’VE HEARDSO MUCH ABOUT SO THESE RETAILSHOPS THESE BARBER SHOPS ANDSALONS THESE BUSINESSES THAT AREOPEN TO THE PUBLIC.WELL THEY HAVE TO HOW MANYPEOPLE ARE ALLOWED INSIDE ONLY10 PEOPLE OR 10% OF THEIRCAPACITY WILL BE ALLOWEDWHICHEVER IS LARGER AND THE CITYSUGGEST THAT THE BUSINESS ISCOLLECT THE NAMES AND CONTACTINFORMATION OF ANYONE INSIDE FORMORE THAN 10 MINUTES FOR CONTACTTRACING OF THE VIRUS IF THAT ISNEEDED NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSESTHAT AREN’T OPEN TO THE PUBLICLIKE APIS HAS CAN ALSO REOPENTODAY AS LONG AS THEY ALLOW FORSOCIAL DISTANCING BETWEENEMPLOYEES SMALL RELIGIOUSGATHERINGS WEDDINGS AND FUNERALSCAN RESUME TODAY UNDERGUIDELINES INSIDE SERVICES.THEY’RE UNDER THE 10-10-10 RULEAND OUTSIDE SERVICES GOING TOHAVE UP TO 50 PEOPLE INATTENDANCE INSIDE, KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI.SO THERE ARE STILL THINGS THATARE REQUIRED TO STAY CLOSED FORANOTHER FEW WEEKS THOSE INCLUDEGYMS AND MOVIE THEATERS ON TOPOF THAT DINING OPTIONS AT BARSAND RESTAURANTS ALL OF THAT.REQUIRED TO REMAIN CLOSEDTHROUGH MAY 15TH INSIDE THE CITYLIMITS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURILIVE ON THE PLAZA THIS MORNINGMATT EVANS KMBC 9 NEWS.THANKS SO MUCH AND I’LL SEE HOWSTATES COUNTIES AND CITIES AREREOPENING CHECK OUT OURCOMPREHENSIVE LIST WE BUILT FORYOU AT KMBC.COM 199 NEW CASES OFCOVID-19 ARE BEING REPORTED INTHE KANSAS CITY AREA.THE NUMBERS JUST CAME OUTYESTERDAY HEALTH OFFICIALS INKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ANDWYANDOTTE COUNTY SAY THAT THEYARE CONNECTED TO THE OUTBREAK ATTHE TRIUMPH.OOZE MEAT PROCESSING PLANT INST.JOSEPH.422 WORKERS THEY’RE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19 WERE TOLDTHAT NEARLY ALL OF THEM ARESYMPTOM-FREE.WE NOW HAVE LEARNED ABOUT 60 OFTHEM LIVE IN KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI 78 LIVE IN WYANDOTTECOUNTY AND ABOUT 2900 PEOPLEWORK AT THE TRIUMPH FOODS PLANTST.JOSEPH’S HEALTH DEPARTMENTCREDITS TRIUMPH FOODS FORTESTING ITS WORKERS THEDEPARTMENT CLAIMS THAT THECOMPANY IS FOLLOWING GUIDELINES.WELL SOME WORKERS IN THERELATIVE SAY OTHERWISE THOUGH,THEY SAY THAT THEY’RE WORKINGTWO FEET APART AND WEARING THESAME.DISPOSABLE MASS FOR SEVERAL DAYSSPEAKING THROUGH A TRANSLATOR.THEY TELL US THAT THEY WANTHEALTH OFFICIALS TO STEP IN ANDDO MORE TO PROTECT THEM.RIGHT NEXT TO NEGATIVE IN THISMOMENT.THEY AREN’T DOING ANYTHINGBASICALLY NOTHING THEY’RE AFRAIDOF LOSING THEIR WORK, BUTTHEY’RE ALSO AFRAID OF THEIRLIFE AND THE LIVES OF THEIRFAMILY AND THE ENTIRE TOWN.WE’VE MET WE’VE TALKED WE’VEWRITTEN AND NOBODY LISTENS.NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING FOR THEPLANT WORKERS WORKERS RETURN ISSEVEN DAYS AFTER THEIR SYMPTOMSARE GONE.WE REACHED OUT TO TRY AND FOODSFOR COMMENT BUT HAVE YET TO HEARBACK WORKERS HAVE SET UP ANONLINE PETITION ASKING THE PLANTTOO CLOSE FOR ONE WEEK FORCLEANING SO FAR EIGHT HUNDRED.WE’LL HAVE SIGNED IT BECAUSE THEVIRUS IS AFFECTING WORKERS ATTRIUMPH AND OTHER MEATPRODUCTION PLANTS WILL SOMELOCAL GROCERY STORES WILL LIMITTHE AMOUNT OF MEAT YOU CAN BUYSTARTING TODAY KMBC 9S MARTINAUGUSTINE LIVE TO TELL US WHATHI V-- IS DOING MARTIN.ROBERT LIVE HERE AT THE HI V--ON INGLEWOOD AND IF YOUR GROCERYSHOPPING HERE OR ANY OTHER HI-V-- ANYWHERE ELSE IS GOING TO BESOME LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNTOF BEEF CHICKEN AND PORK YOU CANPUT INTO YOUR GROCERY CARTSTARTING TODAY WHEN YOU COME TOSHOP FOR GROCERIES, YOU’LL BELIMITED TO PURCHASING FORPACKAGES OF FRESH OR GROUND BEEFPORK OR CHICKEN IN ANYCOMBINATION THERE WHEN YOU MAKETHAT TRIP, THIS IS ALL A RESULTOF SHORTAGES COMING OUT OF FOODPRODUCTION PLANTS ACROSS THECOUNTRY WORKERS SIMPLY CAN’T GETIN THERE THERE EITHER.NICK OR THE LINES ARE SLOWINGDOWN PRODUCTION IS TIGHT ANDDEMAND FOR MEAT IS UP.SO IT’S SQUEEZING THAT SUPPLY INA STATEMENT.EZING THAT SUPPLY INHI V-- SAYS WE HAVE PRODUCT ONOUR SHELVES, BUT CUSTOMERS MAYNOT FIND THE SPECIFIC ITEMS.THEY’RE LOOKING FOR NO SPECIFICSNO FURTHER INFORMATION IN THESTATEMENT.OTHER THAN THAT, SO WE HAVE NOIDEA AT THIS POINT HOW LONG LONGTHESE LIMITATIONS MAY LAST?REPORTING LIVE MARTIN AUGUSTINEKMBC 9 NEWS.THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE MARTINSO MUCH.IT LOOKS LIKE AMULTIMILLION-DOLLAR DISPUTE OVERFEDERAL FUNDING TO FIGHT.THE VIRUS.LOCALLY IS OVER JACKSON COUNTYGOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ANDTWENTY TWO MILLION FOR THE FEDS,KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI PICATINNYREPS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’SA THE CITY FAILED TO MEPOPULATION GUIDELINES, MISSOURISTATE TREASURER SCOTTFITZPATRICK SAYS THAT FEDERALRULES SHOW THAT COUNTIES SHOULDBE DISTRIBUTING MONEY TO CITIESKC MO MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS TELLSUS THE CITY IS CASES.WE’VE ALREADY STARTED EXPANDINGGREAT AMOUNTS TO PAY FOR TESTINGTO PAY FOR TRACING AND TO PAYFOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND ITHINK ACTUALLY IF YOU LOOK ATTHOSE THREE, THOSE ARE GOING TOBE A PRIORITY AREAS.CITY IS STILL IN AN ARGUMENTWITH CLAY COUNTY BECAUSE LEADERSTHEY’RE KEPT ABOUT FOUR MILLIONDOLLARS TO BE SP