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A new Centers for Disease Control study out today said that masks worked in Kansas counties that adopted mask orders. Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas secretary of health, said researchers studied COVID-19 rates in Kansas, comparing counties that had mask mandates to counties that did not have mask mandates. The governor issued the mask mandate in … Continue reading “New CDC study says masks worked in Kansas counties that adopted them”
New COVID-19 restrictions went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday in Wyandotte County. The new order is what made the most sense to slow down the virus in Wyandotte County and the metropolitan area, said Dr. Allen Greiner, chief medical officer for the county. He spoke at the 7 p.m. Thursday Unified Government Commission meeting … Continue reading “New COVID-19 restrictions begin in Wyandotte County”
Is the Kansas City area headed for a total lockdown? That was one of the topics discussed at Wednesday morning’s University of Kansas Health System’s news conference. Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical officer for the health system, said as numbers in the Kansas City area keep rising, he’s more concerned that a total lockdown might … Continue reading “Doctors urge mask-wearing, distancing to avoid future restrictions”