Sunday, May 24, 2020

Reopening America (Missouri edition)


May 22, 2020
"I'm going to be honest with you. We can't have many more of these," he [Springfield-Greene County Health Department director Clay Goddard] said. "We can't make this a regular habit or our capability as a community will be strained and we will have to re-evaluate what things look like going forward."

May 24, 2020
Both stylists had symptoms while at work, officials said. They did not provide details on their conditions or when they tested positive.
The incident highlights the dangers of community spread in the United States as businesses reopen after weeks of restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus.


5/18/2020 Oklahoma edition starts here

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Nail salon closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19.  (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, 5/14/2020)


5/17/2020 California edition starts here


Health officials on Friday chastised a Butte County congregation for hosting a religious service on Mother’s Day in which a person infected with COVID-19 attended and exposed more than 180 others to the coronavirus. 
An investigation was underway as Butte County Public Health notified those who attended the religious service of their exposure to the infectious respiratory disease on Sunday, according to a news release. County officials did not name the congregation or indicate its location.

Related reading:
Reopening of Chico bars leads to lines of people.  (Enterprise Record, 5/16/2020)
Chico is the county seat of Butte County, California.

Related post:
Week by week:  COVID-19 cases in California.  (5/17/2020)

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