Governor amends Safe Return Order

About half of Mississippi residents are under a mask mandate, Gov.

Tate Reeves said.

AMONG PEOPLE IN THEIR 20S ARERISING.HE'S PUTTING THE NEW ORDERS INPLACE TO TRYAND SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19AMONGYOUNG PEOPLE IN THE STATE.

GOVERNOR TATE REEVES' NEW ORDERCALLS FOR BARS TO SERVE ALCOHOLTO ONLY SEATED CUSTOMERS.THAT MEANS PEOPLE CAN NOT GATHERAT THEBAR TO GET A DRINK.ALSO, BARS AND RESTAURANTS INTHESTATE MUST STOP SERVING ALCOHOLFROM11 PM TO 7 A.M.IN MS OUR BARS MUST LOOK MORELIKE RESTAURANTS AND LESS LIKEMOBS OF COVID 19 SPREAD.

UNDERTHIS EXECUTIVE ORDER, BARS INMS, BOTH FREE STANDING BARSAND THOSE ATTACHED TORESTAURANTS, WILL STILL BEGOVERNED BY THE 50% CAPACITYRESTRICTION BUT WILL NOW BEREQUIRED TO HAVE PEOPLE BESEATED TO SELL ALCOHOL.THE SIX ADDITIONAL COUNTIESIDENTIFIED ASHOTSPOTS ARE CALHOUN, HOLMES,LAMAR, MONTGOMERY, WINSTON, ANDYALOBUSHA COUNTIES.THAT MAKES A TOTAL OF 29COUNTIES, INLCUDING THE METRO,UNDER TIGHTER RESTRICTIONSAND A MASK MANDATE.NO SOCIAL GATHERINGS INDOORS OFMORE THAN10 PEOPLE... NO MORE THAN 20PEOPLEOUTDOORS.ANY TIME YOU PUT A LOT OF PEOPLETOGETHER ESPECIALLYINDOORS, BUT ALSO OUTDOORS, AHHSOCIAL STUFF IS KILLING US.

AHHIT'S GOING TO BE A PARTY, IT'SGOINGTO BE JUST PEOPLE HANGING OUT,ITGOING TO BE THINGS THAT NORMALLYWE APPLAUD AS A STRONG ELEMENTOF SOCIETY, FUNERALS ANDCHURCHES ANDTHAT SORT OF THING.

ANY TIME WEPUT PEOPLE TOGETHERTHERE'S GOING TO BE A RISK ANDWEREALLY JUST FOR NOW WE NEED TOAVOID BEING AROUND OTHERFOLKS AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

THEGOVERNOR SAYS THE TIGHTERRESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE FORTHE 29 COUNTIES BECAUSE THEYMEET CERTAINGUIDELINES... 200 NEW CASES INTHE PAST 2WEEKS... OR 500 NEW CASES PER100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS.HE WANTS BUSINESSES TO KEEPOPERATING ASSAFELY AS POSSIBLE AND AVOIDANOTHERSTATEWIDE SHUTDOWN.WE BELIEVE THAT THESE MEASURESWILL ALLOW SMALL BUSINESSES TOREMAIN OPEN... THEY CAN CONTINUETO OPERATE AND CONTINUE TO PAYTHE BILL ALL WHILESLOWING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST OF THECOUNTIES IMPACTED ON OUR WEBSITEWAPT.COM.

WE ALSO HAVE THEGOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVEORDERS POSTED THERE AS WELL.MEGAN.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO MORGUESPACE IN HINDS COUNTY...