Governor has Q & A on Facebook

Governor Tate Reeves took to social media, to answer questions and address people's concerns.

YEAH, MEGAN...MANY PEOPLE SOCIAL DISTANCINGFROM HOME WERE ABLE TO WATCH THEGOVERNOR LIVE ON 16 WAPT, AND ONFACEBOOK...HE SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR ANSWERINGQUESTIONS FROM MISSISSIPPIANS...GOVERNOR TATE REEVES, USINGFACEBOOK AS A PLATFORM TO ANSWERQUESTIONS FROM CITIZENS ALL OVERTHESTATE, WHO ARE CONCERNED WITHHOWHIS ADMINISTRATION WILL ADDRESSTHE COVID-19OUTBREAK...THERE ARE CURRENTLY 250 CASES OFCOVID-19 IN MISSISSIPPI, AND ONEDEATH.

NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, ANDILLINOIS ARE NOWUNDER SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERSISSUEDBY THIER GOVERNORS, BUT REEVESSAYS NOORDER IS PLANNED FOR MISSISSIPPIJUST YET.."YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT NO ONE ATTHE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHHAS RECOMMENDED ATTHIS TIME, THAT WE HAVE ASTATEWIDESHUTDOWN OR A SHELTER IN PLACEOR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALLIT."REEVES SAYS THE STATE OF NEWYORK HAS ANINFECTION RATE OF 8 IN 10THOUSAND...THE RATE IN MISSISSIPPI, ANDSEVERAL OTHERSTATES IS MUCH LESS THAN 1 IN 10THOUSAND...PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE AREDOING EVERYTHING INOUR POWER TO LISTEN TO THEEXPERTS.

BUT WE'RE NOT GOINGTO MAKE RASH DECISIONS ISMPLYBECAUSE SOME OTHER STATESDECIDED TO DO THINGS." HE HADMORE THAN 16 HUNDRED QUESTIONSFROM CITIZENS...INCLUDING PEOPLE WONDERING HOWTHEYWILL FEED THEIR FAMILIES IFTHERE IS ASTATEWIDE SHUTDOWN...SMALL BUISNESS OWNERS WHO'SBUISNESSES ARE SHUTTERED WANTINGTOKNOW IF GRANTS WILL BE AVAILABLETO COVER THIER OPERATION...AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AMMOUNTOFPERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENTFORMISSISSPPI HEALTHCARE WORKERSBATTLINGCORONAVIRUS...HE SAYS A COORDINATED EFFORTBETWEEN MEMA,THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD,THESTATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SENTTHOSEITEMS TO FIRST RESPONDERS, ANDHOSPITALS, AND MORE N95 MASKS,SURGICALGOWNS AND GLOVES ARE COMING TOTHE STATEWITHIN THE NEXT WEEK TO 10DAYS... DURING HIS HOUR OFFACEBOOK, REEVESURGED FAMILIES HEADING TOGROCERYSTORES TO BUY ENOUGH ITEMS TOLAST THEHOUSEHOLD FOR A WEEK, RATHERTHANOVERBUYING IN LARGE QUANTITIESANDHOARDING ITEMS... GOVERNOR REEVES AND HIS FAMILYHAVE BEEN QUARANTINED FOR NEARLY2 WEEKS AFTER ATRIP TO SPAIN...HE IS EXPECTED TO HOLD HIS FIRSTPRESSCONFERENCE OUTSIDE THEGOVERNOR'SMANSION ON COVID-19 RESPONSE,TOMORROWMORNING...TROY JOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT10... GOVERNOR TATE REEVES ISSCHEDULED TO HAVE A PRESSCONFERENCE TOMORROW TO UPDAT