Holmes County is the new COVID-19 hotspot

"Everyone in City of Durant should be wearing a face covering.

No exceptions."

TO STOP RAPID SPREAD OF THEVIRUS.EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF NEW RANTSHOULD BE WEARING A FACECOVERING NO EXCEPTIONS THE STATEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS ADDEDHOLMES COUNTY TO ITS LIST OFCOVID-19 HOTSPOTS BECOMING THEEIGHTH IN MISSISSIPPI LEADERS,LIKE DURANT MAYOR.DR. HENRY ROBINSON JR.SAY PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE THATTHE VIRUS IS SPREADING AND THEYMEAN BUSINESS LAST WEEK.WE GOT A CALL ABOUT A HIGH GROUPOF PEOPLE AT THE PLAYGROUND OFMARTIN LUTHER KING WHEN WE GETTHERE.THERE WERE 50 PEOPLE.SO WE FIRST THE CROWD A FEW DAYSLATER AT ANOTHER BASKETBALLCOURT OR PARK IN THE CITY AT THEDEREK HOBBS PART.WE HAD 30 INDIVIDUALS WE HAD TODISPERSE THE GOVERNOR’S ORDERSAYS NO MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE CANBE GATHERED AT AN OUTDOOR EVENT.MAYOR ROBINSON SAYS EMPLOYEESpWHO WORK AT STORES WILL HAVETHEIR TEMPERATURES CHECK AT THEBEGINNING AND END OF THEIRSHIFTS AND CUSTOMERS MUST WEARFACE COVERINGS.IF NOT EXPECT DURANT PD TO BECALLED.THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO WENTTO THE GROCERY STORE ONYESTERDAY WHO WAS VERY MAD ANDIRATE.CAUSE HE WAS ASKED TO WEAR AFACE COVERING AND ASKED TO LEAVEWE SENT OUR POLICE AND THEY AREDEALING WITH THEIR YOUNG MANACCORDINGLY.HE ALSO SAYS THESE MASKS SHOULDBE KEPT CLEAN.THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOARE WEARING FACE MASKS AND THEREARE A LOT WHO AREN’T BUT AGAINIF YOU ARE TO WEAR A FACE MASKYOU ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT ISCLEANED DAILY.THAT WAY YOU PROTECT YOURSELFAND YOU PROTECT OTHERS.IT DOESN’T DO ANY GOOD TO WEARTHE SAME FACE MASK DAILY OVERAND OVER AGAIN WITH OUR CLEANINGIT BECAUSE YOU COULD BE SPREADAND CORONA UNKNOWN YOU MAYORROBINSON SAYS THIS IS ALL TOENSURE THAT THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19 SLOWS DOWN.THIS IS TO PROTECT LIVES.WE ARE NOT TRYING TO YOU KNOW,TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT WE ARETRYING TO PROTECT AND SAVE LIVESHERE IN THE CITY OF D