5 a.m. Wednesday COVID-19 update

CODY: THANK YOU.LATER TODAY,DOUGLAS COUNTY LEADERS WILLDISCUSS A RECOMMENDATION TO LIFTTHE COUNTY’S MASK MANDA.TERITGH NOW, DOUGLAS IS ONLY ONEOF TWO KANSAS COUNTIES WITH ARULE STILL IN PLACE.THE OTHER IS WYANDOTTE COUNTY.UNIFIED GOVERNMENT LDEEARS WILLTALK MORE NEXT WEEK ABOUT THEIRSAFTER STARTING THE DISCUSSIONMONDAY NIGHT.RIGHT NOW, THERE MANDATE IS TSETO EXPIRE ON MAY 28 A WEEK FROMFRIDAY.HEALTH OFFICIALS IN WYANDOETTCOTYUN URGE CAUTION.THEY SAY 7 OUT OF EVERY 10PEOPLE THERE AREN’T VACCINATED.TODAY, YOU CAN GET A CONORAVUSIRVACCINE AT THE NATIONAL WORLDWAR I MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL-AND A FREE TICKET.THE MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARD ISHOLDING A VACCINATION CLINIC FORANYONE 12 AND OLDER OFFERING THEPFIZER VACCINE OR THE JOHNSON& JOHNSON VACCINE FOR FOLKS OVER18.THE EVENT OPENS AT THE MUSEUM AT10:0TH0 IS MORNING.YOU DON’T NEED AN APPOINTMENT.IF YOU’RE STILL LOOKING FOR AVACCINE WE CAN HELP.GO TO KMBC.COM.CLICK HOW TO GET A VACCINE TOFIND A CLINIC NEAR YOU.THIS WEEK, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURIPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOWBACK TO VIRTUAL LEARNING.DONNA: THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TELLSUS TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY ISGOGIN ONLINE BECAUSE MORE THAN5% OF STUDENTS ARE INQUARANTI.NEALSO, PHILLIS WHEATLEYELEMENTARY HAS ONE CLASS INQUARANTINE.HARTMAN ELEMENTARY HAS 2-CLASSESIN QUARANTE.INAS SOME SCHOOLS IN THE METRODROPPED THEIR MASK REQUIREMENTS,KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI’S HEALTHDIRECTOR WARNS UNVACCINATEDCHILDREN ARE STILL AT RISK.CODY: DR. REX ARCHER SAYS THEP-1 VARIANT OF THE CORONAVIRUSTHAT EMERGED IN BRAZIL IS MORECONTAGIOUS.AND HE SAYS THERE ARE REPORTS OFHUNDREDS OF CHILDREN DNGYI FROMTHE VIRUS IN THE U.K.