Governor Andy Beshear again stressed the necessary steps to have healthy workplaces when the economy gradually opens next month as part of his afternoon briefing Tuesday.
He announced another 230 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the overall total to 4,375. Those 230 new cases came from over 4,000 tests over the last few days. There are 12 new deaths, bringing the total to at least 224. Trigg County has another confirmed case, with Judge-Executive Hollis Alexander saying the 72-year old male is self-isolating at home.
The governor remembered Lillian Press, who died from the virus and who was a founder of Kentucky Educational Television and the Governor’s Scholar program.
As plans fall into place for the very first non-essential businesses to reopen as part of Phase 1 on May 11, the governor reminded that workplaces should not look the same as they did when the time comes for them to reopen. Temperature checks will be recommended for employees, common areas should be closed, there should be hand sanitizer stations, face-to-face meeting should be avoided and anyone who is working from home now should be allowed to continue doing so, when possible.
A request Monday for all Kentuckians to wear a mask at public places beginning May 11 drew criticism from some, but Governor Beshear stressed it’s about protecting others from catching the virus from you, should you be asymptomatic.
There are still 37,000 unemployment claims pending payment that were filed in March and the governor says about 8,000 are identity verification issues that should be able to be resolved relatively quickly. He has told staff to work on each of those cases in one way or another by the end of the week, if possible.
Tennessee has 10,052 total cases, 4,921 patients have recovered and there have been 188 deaths. Robertson and Montgomery County each gained one case and are at 139 and Stewart County has seven cases.
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