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COVID-19 concerns addressed by governor

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COVID-19 concerns addressed by governorCOVID-19 concerns addressed by governor

ASSOCIATION SAYS THE GOVERNOR'SNEW EXECUTIVE ORDER DOESN'T GOFAR ENOUGH.THE GOVERNOR PLACED A MASKMANDATE ON 13COUNTIES INCLUDING HINDS,MADISON ANDRANKIN...AND THAT ORGANIZATIONSAYS HSHOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED THERE.

WEARING MASK WHEN THE REAL FEELIN MISSISSIPPI IS OVER AHUNDRED."AM: BUT IT IS VERY HOT.

SS:WHAT IS LIKE WEARING THATMASK IN THIS HEAT ALLIE?

AM: ITIS HOT.SS: WANT TO TAKE IT OFF?AM: I WOULD LIKE TO BUT I AMNOT!""IF ONLY PEOPLE WOULD REALIZETHE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING AMASK IT IS TO PROTECT THEM ANDYOU TOO."SOME ADMIT THE GOVERNOR'S NEWMASK MANDATE IN 13 COUNTIES IS ATEST OF PATIENWITH THE SUMMER HEAT."IF IT KEEPS PEOPLE FRGETTING SICK I WILL WEAR IT 28BUT I DON'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IHAASTHMA IT'S HARD FOR ME TOBREATHE.""HOT AND SWEATY DON'T BOTHER MEAS MUCH AS BEING SICK WITH THECORONAVIRUS.

IN FACT I AM ON THEPHONE WITH MY BROTHER IN NORTHCAROLINA AND IS IN THE HOSPITALWITHIT."BUT THE MISSISSIPPI STATEMEDICAL ASSOCIATION SAYS THEGOVERNOR SHOULD NOT LIMIT THEMASK MANDATE TO 13 COUNTIES,ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE STATE ASLONG ASCOVID-19 CASES CONTINUE AT SUCH HIGH LEVEL."IT NEEDS TO BE THE WHOLE STATBECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO HASTHE VIRUS.

THAT IS THE CHALLENGEFOR US THERE COULD BEASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS.

PEOPLEMOVE AROUND THE STATE, WE JUDON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOINGSO THE BEST IS TO JUST COVER."THE GOVERNOR SAYING THIS INRESPONSE.."THE REALITY IS THAT IF WE JUSTISSUE A STATEWIDE MANDATE, THEREARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE IN OURSTATE THAT SAY, WELL I'M INTISHOMINGO COUNTY AND HEJUST DID THAT BECAUSE THINGS AREBAD IN HINDS COUNTY AND I'MNOT GOING TO ADHERE TO IT.""ALL OF US HAVE AROLE TO PLAY HERE.

I NEETHOSE IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITYAND THOSE IN OHOSPITALS TO ADHERE TO OUREXECUTIVE ORDERS WHICH REQUIRE25% OF CAPACITY IN HOSPITALS TOBE COVID PATIENTS." GOVERNOR REEVES CRITICIZED STATEHOSPITALS FOR NOT PROVIDING 25PERCENT OF THEIR AVAILABLE BEDSFOR COVID 19 PATIENTS.UMMC SAYS OF IT'S ALMOST 700BEDS ALITTLE OVER A HUNDRED IS BEINGUSED FORCOVID 19 PATIENTS.

BUT THEYARGUE ..

THOBEDS INCLUDE PEDIATRICS ANDCHILDBIRTH.

LIVE IN JACKSON SCOTTSIMMONSWAPT.THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSOANNOUNCING MORE COVID-19 TESTING




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