Vicksburg new COVID-19 hotspot

Vicksburg new COVID-19 hotspot

PEOPLE WITH PATROLS OUT LOOKINGFOR VIOLATORS.NOW HANDLE FUNERALS AT 10 AM AND2PM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.ARDIS WILLIAMS/CITY AUDITORIUMGENERAL MGR.: WHEN I SAY WE DOEVERYTHING I MEAN WE DOEVERYTHING WE DISINFECT THEPIANO TO EVERY MICROPHONE.

IFYOU SWITCH MIRCROPHONES WE HANDSANITIZE..

THE MICROPHONE BEFORE THENEXTPERSON USES IT.IT IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES INTOWN THATCAN ACCOMMODATE LARGER CROWDSANDMAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING.

ANEW SET OF RULES SETTING IN FORTHERIVER CITY THAT HAS SEEN ARECENT SPIKE OFCOVID 19 CASES AND THE MAYORADMITS HE IS WORRIED.MAYOR GEORGE FLAGGS/VICKSBUR G:IT IS NOT MY INTENTION TODAYTO SHUT DOWN THE CITY OFVICKSBURG AS WE HAVE SHUT DOWNTHE CITY OF VICKSBURG IN THEPAST.BUT I AM READY AND MORETHANR EADY TO SHUT THIS CITYDOWN IF WE CAN NOT GET CONTROLOF THESE CASES OR DEATHS.

THECITY IS ON THE VERGE OF AHOTSPOTDESIGNATION REQUIRING MOREAGGRESSIVE RESTRICTIONS TO TRYAND CURB THE RISINCASES OF COVID 19.THE MAYOR ATTRIBUTES PART OF THESPIKE TOYOUNG, ASYMPTOMATIC PEOPLESPREADING THEVIRUS TO MORE VULNERABLE OLDERPERSONS WHICH IS WHY THE CITY ISEXTENDING CURFEW AND ADDING NEWRULES ..THROUGHSEPTEMBER 8TH.MAYOR GEORGE FLAGGS/VICKSBUR G:IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESECASES INCREASE AS OF SEPTEMBERTHE 8TH WE INTEND TO SHUT DOWNTHE CITY!

THE CITY SAYS IT HASN'T WRITTENANY RECENT VIOLATIONS FORVIOLATING THE NEWCOVID 19 RULES BUT THAT COULDCHANGETHIS WEEKTHEY ARE PLANNING TO BOLSTERPOLICEPATROLS THURSDAY THROUGHSATURDAYNIGHT TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FORALCOHOLBEING SERVED PAST 11 AND ANYGATHERINGEXCEEDING 10 PEOPLE OUTDOORS.'LIVE INVICKSBURG SCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPTNEWS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISMAKING ITEASIER FOR PARENTS TO