Vicksburg mayor announces curfew, other measures amid COVID-19 concerns
Vicksburg mayor announces curfew, other measures amid COVID-19 concerns
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. announced Sunday that a civil emergency exists in the city due to the novel coronavirus and has called for several measures to stop the spread, including a curfew.
REPORTED CASES IN WARRENCOUNTY... BUT THE CITY IS ABOUTTO ENFORCE NEWRESTRICTIONS INCLUDING A CURFEW.
THE CITY OF VICKSBURG SAYSRESIDENTS NEEDTO STAY OFF THE STREET AT NIGHT...AND THAT'SWHY THEY ARE STARTING A CURFEWFROM 11PM TO5 AM STARTING MONDAY.MAYOR GEORGE FLAGGS/VICKSBUR G:PERSONS SHOULD NOT BE ON THEPUBLIC STREETS FOR ANYPUBLIC PLACES UNLESS ITTRAVELING TO OR FROM WORK ORMEDICAL IN THE PERFORMANCE OFTHEIR DUTIES.THE CITY ALSO RESTRICTINGFUNERALSTO GATHERINGS OF NO MORE THAN 50PEOPLE.LIQUOR STORES ARE ORDERED TOPROVIDEONLY CURBSIDE SERVICE.AND SALONS AND OTHER BUSINESSESALLOWED ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OFPEOPLE INSIDE THEIRDOORS.MAYOR GEORGE FLAGGS/VICKSBURG: THEY SHOULD NOT BE GATHERINGMORE THAN 10 PEOPLE AT AN EVENTNONE OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED PLACES SHOULD ALLOWMORE THAN 10 PEOPLE FOR THE NEXT14 DAYS.THE NEW RESTRICTIONSIN ONE OF 49 COUNTIES ACROSS THESTATE THATDOES NOT HAVE A REPORTED CASE OFCOVID 19.THE SHERIFF WARNS THAT RESIDENTSANDPARENTS SHOULD NOT LET THEIRGUARDS DOWNAND THAT APPLIES TO THEIR KIDSAS WELL.SHERIFF MARTIN PACE/WARRENCOUNTY: SO I AM ASKING PARENTSTO COUNSEL CHILDREN AND MAKESURE THEY ARE STAYING INAND THEY ARE NOT CONGREGATING INLARGE GROUPS.THE CONFIRMEDNUMBER OF CASES IN MISSISSIPPIHAS RISENTO MORE THAN 200.BUT MEDICAL LEADERS ARE URGINGRESIDENTSTO SEEK A MEDICAL TEST ONLY IFTHEY ARESHOWING THE SYMPTOMS CLOSELYLINKED TOCOVID 19.
THINGS LIKE A VERYHIGH FEVER ANDTROUBLE BREATHING.DR. CARLOS LATORRE/COVID-19 TASKFORCE: IF YOU DON'T HAVETHOSE SYMPTOMS WE DON'T WANT TOUTILIZE THOSE RESOURCESBECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE ONE PUTTINGYOURSELF IN DANGERBECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEVIRUS YOU MAY CONTRACT AND TWOYOU ARE USING A TEST YOUDON'T NEED.
AND USING PPE'S THATWE VALUE FOR HEALTH CAREPROVIDERS THIS CURFEW AND BUSINESSRESTRICTIONORDER IS IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT14 DAYS.ANYONE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF THECURFEW COULD BE CHARGED WITH AMISDEMEANOR AND FACE A POTENTIALFINE OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
