Governor fears Jackson block party could be COVID-19 'super-spreader'

Governor fears Jackson block party could be COVID-19 'super-spreader'

BUT HE, AND HEALTH OFFICIALS ARECONCERNED ABOUT SLIP UPS THATCOULD PUT THE GOOD NEWS INJEOPARDY...AN ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY FOR JSUSTUDENTSATTRACTED REPORTEDLY MORE THAN ATHOUSANDPEOPLE IN THE EVENING HOURS ONLABOR DAY...MOST WHO SHOWED UP TO THE EVENTON DIXON ROAD CAME WITHOUTMASKS, AND SOCIADISTANCING...NON- EXISTANT... WETALKED WITH A WOMAN WHO LIVES INTHAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO LET USKNOW THEPARTY WAS GOING ON, AND WECAUGHTIMAGES...SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON CAMERATONIGHBUT SHE SAYS THAT BLOCK PARTYSHOULD'VENEVER HAPPENED... CONCERNED NEIGHBORBLOCK PARTY INTV2:25-2:33I GUARANTEE YOU COULD COUNT THEONES THAT HAD MASKS ON...ANDTRHEY WAS WALKIN' HAND IN HAND,ALL UP ON EACH OTHERBUTT THESE SOTS TOGETHER SOTCONCERNED NEIGHBORBLOCK PARTY INTV4:02-4:14I FEEL LIKE THESE KIDS IS TAKINTHISAS A JOKE.

DON'T GET ME WRONG, IWAS A KID, BEFORE.

BUT THE THINGISTHEY GOTTA UNDERSTAND, THERES ABETTER WAYGOVERNOR TATE REEVESEVIDENTLY I DIDN'T GET MYINVITIATIONUM, TO THE PARTY.

I WOULD NOTHAGONE HAD I GOTTEN MY INVITATION.BUT LET ME JUST SATHAT UM, THAT OBVIOUSLY, UM ITIS THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS THAT ATLEAST IN THE WAY YOU DESCRIBEDITTHAT COULD UM, LEAD TO BECOMESUPER SPREADER EVENTSBUTT THESE SOTS TOGETHDR. THOMAS DOBBSIT REALLY MAKES ME ANGRY, HOSELFISH IT IS.

RIGHT NOW WE'REJUST MAKIN' PROGRESS, ANWE'RE TRYING TO LET NURSING HOMEFOLKS GET VISITED.

WE HAVEPEOPLE WHO ARE DYIN... I MEAN IFSOMEONE IS HAVING A PARTY DONTGO.THE GOVERNOR SAYS THOSE KIND OFEVENTSVIOLATE STATE EXECUTIVE ORDERSGATHERINGS, AND MAYOR CHOKWEANTARLUMUMBA AGREES...HIS "STAY SAFE JACKSON"EXECUTIVORDER PROHIBITS OUTSIDEGATHERINLARGER THAN 50 PEOPLE...MAYOR LUMUMBA SAYS IN ASTATEMENT TONIGHT,THAT "IT IS DISTRESSING TO SEEPEOPLE IN OURCOMMUNITY GATHERING IN WAYS THATDRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE RISKOF SPREADINGCOVID-19..."HE ALSO SAYS "WE MUST ACT WITHCAUTION, ANDCARE...BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY,OURACTIONS WILL HELP US SAVE LIVES,OR CAUOTHERS TO LOSE LIVES".

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