Mississippi restaurants can open with restrictions

Governor Reeves says he is taking some additional steps to reopen Mississippi.

GOVERNOR REEVES IS AMENDING THESAFER AT HOME ORDER TO ALLOW FORMORE OUTDOORACTIVITIES, AND EVEN SOME DININGOUT...BUT EVEN WITH THE CHANGES, HESAYS ITWILL BE CRITICAL TO STAY SMART,BECAUSE THETHREAT OF COMMUNITY SPREAD OFCOVID-19 ISSTILL OUT THERE... GOVERNOR REEVES SAYS HE ISTAKING SOME ADDITIONAL STEPS TOREOPEN MISSISSIPPI,THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT BEFORETHECURRENT SAFER AT HOME'EXECUTIVE ORDEREXPIRES...HE SAYS THOUSANDS OF RESTARAUNTSACCROSSTHE STATE CAN'T WAIT TO OPEN ANYLONGER...THEY ARE AT THE POINT WHERE THEYMAY NOTEXIST WITHOUT THESE CHANGES...SOTTATE REEVES4:54-5:06CARRY OUT AND DRIVE THRU AREGREAT, IF YOU HAVE A DRIVE THRUWINDOW.

MOST FAMILY-OWNEDRESTARAUNTS ARE NOT SO LUCKY.AND THEIR STAFF HAVE BEENAMONGST THE HARDEST HITON THURSDAY, DINING INSIDERESTARAUNTS,AND ON OUTDOOR RESTARAUNT PATIOSWILLBE ALLOWED...SOTTATE REEVES5:16-5:27THERE ARE RULES THEY HAVE TOFOLLOW.

MASKS FOR SERVERS,THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSETABLES.

NO MORE THAN 50 PERCENTCAPACITYBARS AND BAR AREAS THAT DON'TSERVE FOODWILL REMAIN CLOSED...THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE HOPES THATA BY-PRODUCT OF THESE OPENINGS, ANDADDITIONAL FOOD OPTIONS WILLREDUCESOME OF THE OVERCROWDING INGROCERY STORES...BUT ALL OF THIS WORKING HE SAYSISCONTINGENT ON FOLLOWING SOCIALDISTANCE GUIDELINES THAT WE'VEBEEN USINGFOR WEEKS...SOTTATE REEVES1:10-1:18WE DO KNOW THAT WHILE THE THREATIS REAL, AND IT IS HERE, WE HAVETOSTAY SHARP IN OUR EFFORTS TOCOMBAT IT NOW, EVEN THOUGH THE GOVERNORSAYS RESTARAUNTS CAN OPEN ASEARLY AS THURSDAY... THAT DOESNOT SUPERCEDE STRICTERSTAY AT HOME ORDERS IN CITIESLIKE JACKSON...MAYOR LUMUMBA'S ORDER IS INEFFECTTHROUGH MAY 15TH, ANDRESTARAUNTS IN THECITY THAT GO BEYOND DRIVE-THRUANDCURBSIDE SERVICE, WOULD BESUBJECT TOFINES...REPORTING FROM HOMETONIGHT...TROYJOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT 10... 45THE GOVERNOR - ALSO TALKINGTODAY ABOUTSTATE LEGISLAT