KCMO Health Department addresses concerns over Chiefs watch parties at Power and Light

CANCER.EVEN WITH THE VACCINE--HEALTH LEADERS STRESS-- WE SHOULD ALL STILL BEFOLLOWING MASK ANDSOCIAL DISTANCINGPOLICIES.THAT'S WHY SOMEPEOPLE REACHED OUT TOTHE MAYOR -- CONCERNEDAFTER SEEING LARGEGROUPS NOTFOLLOWING POLICIES ATPOWER AND LIGHT LASTWEEKEND.AND IT'S THOSE IMAGESWE'RE ABOUT TO SHOWYOU -- HEALTH LEADERSSAY THEY DON'T WANT TOSEE AGAIN.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ HAS MORE.THIS CELEBRATION ANDEXCITEMENT AT POWERAND LIGHT DURING sunday'sCHIEFS GAME WORRIEDSOME ON SOCIAL MEDIAPEOPLE WONDERING WHYMANY IN THE CROWDWEREN'T WEARINGMASKS...CALLING IT A"SUPER SPREADER"EVENT...AND SOMETAGGING KANSAS CITY'SMAYOR QUINTON LUCAS...IN RESPONSE HE TWEETEDIN PART: "CONSISTENTWITH OUR HEALTHORDERS, WE WILL VISITWITH PROMOTERS,ENTERTAINMENTDISTRICTS, AND OTHERVENUES TO ENSURE ALLCOMPLY WITH CITY RULESAND ARE SAFE AS WECHEER ON OUR TEAM"Majorie Spalding/Chiefs fan/Covid is real and if they takethat risk it's their risk wewearour masksTHOUGH COMPLAINTSWERE FLOATING AROUNDON SOCIAL MEDIA THEKANSAS CITY HEALDEPARTMENT SAID ONTHURSDAY THEY have "NOTRECEIVEd ANYCOMPLAINTS PERTAININGTO WATCH PARTIES IN THPOWER & LIGHT DISTRICTOVER THE WEEKEND"BUT THEY DID PLAN TO"REACH OUT TO OURCONTACTS AT POWER &LIGHT AND ADDRESS THECONCERNS WITH THEM"Robin Allen/Chiefs fanI'm less worried about thembeing outside than I am thenbeing in a crowded bar"SIGNS ALL OVER "POWERAND LIGHT" REMINDPATRONS MASKS AREREQUIRED EXCEPT WHENSITTING OR WHENDRINKING OR EATING--THAT'S IN LINE WITH THEMAYOR'S LATEST ORDER--WHICH ALSO REQUIRESMASKS BE WORNOUTDOORS WHEN SOCIALDISTANCING OF AT LEASTSIX FEET CAN'T BEMAINTAINEDfans say while that helps,there is still a risk.Max bellmann/Chiefs fan/You have the outdoor elementout here that helps butprobably a larger crowd so50-50The Health Department addsit will have their investigatorsout at future events.In kansas city.

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41 action news.JUST A COUPLE OF HOURSAGO A REPRESENTATIVEWITH POWER AND LIGHTSENT US THIS STATEMENT.LIKE MANY RESTAURANTSAND BARS THROUGHOUTKANSAS CITY, OURINDIVIDUAL VENUES WHOARE OPEN WILL BE OPENFOR REGULAR BUSINESSAND WILL BE SHOWINGTHE GAMEUNDER THE CURRENTCITY OF KANSAS CITY ANDKANSAS CITY HEALTHDEPARTMENT'SRESTRICTIONS.WE ARE IN CONSTANTCOMMUNICATION WITH THEHEALTH DEPARTMENT TOENSURE OUR VENUES AREPROVIDING A SAFEEXPERIENCE FOR ALLGU