ST. LOUIS (KFTK) - St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page announced seven new initiatives that will begin this week in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
Dr. Page says he is "not dismissive" of the impact on businesses, but did stress the need for widespread adoption of guidelines so that more drastic measures won't have to be taken later in the year. Page says it will take several weeks to see an impact from the new measures announced on Monday.
The restrictions on businesses and social gatherings will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday:
- No more than 50 people allowed at a social gathering in St. Louis County. All pre-approved gathering will be contacted by the County Health Department.
- Occupancy limited to 25% on all businesses.
- All bars will close at 10 p.m.
- New plans for closing businesses that aren’t playing by the rules. "We will, when necessary, ask them to close," Page says.
- Anyone waiting for results of a COVID test should self-quarantine until those results are in.
- Taking actions to make sure health providers are reporting test results properly. It hasn’t been happing in all circumstances, Page says.
- More support will be given for teachers to have safe places to quarantine.
More details will be released later this week, Page says.
Here's the full announcement from Page:
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen sharply in Missouri over the last couple weeks. The state has been setting a new daily record for new confirmed cases – on a nearly daily basis.
Page also reiterated that he believes parents should opt for virtual learning this fall.
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