THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS HERE
AND HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED THE
HOLIDAY MAY LEAD TO A SPIKE IN
COVID-19 CASES.
AUDREY:
NBC4'S DAN PEARLMAN JOINS US NOW
LIVE
DAN, YOU SPOKE WITH THE CITY'S
HEALTH COMMISSIONER TODAY AND
SHE DOESN'T WANT
HISTORY TO REPEAT ITSELF.
DAN:
DR. MYSHEIKA ROBERTS TOLD ME THE
NUMBER OF CASES ROSE AFTER
EASTER, AFTER MEMORIAL
DAY AND AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY.
SO WITH LABOR DAY UPON US AND
THE WEATHER LOOKING PRETTY GOOD
SHE IS CALLING ON ALL OF
US TO NOT LET DOWN OUR GUARDS.
TODAY HERE AT WHETSTONE PARK
THE
BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. THE PANDEMIC IS TOP OF
MIND....
"ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY IT IS.
YES. ABSOLUTELY YEA." ...AS
PLANS ARE FINALIZED...
GLENNA HALL - COLUMBUS: "WE'LL
BE EITHER IN OUR BACKYARD OR AS
I SAID, WE'LL BE DOWN AT OUR
FAMILY FARM WHERE THERE'S NO ONE
BUT THE COWS." ...AND KEEPING
YOUR CIRCLE SMALL LIKE THAT
JUST ONE OF THE MANY TIPS DR.
ROBERTS SHARED WITH ME..
DR. MYSHEIKA ROBERTS - COLUMBUS
PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMISSIONER: "WE
ARE CONCERNED WITH PEOPLE HAVING
GATHERINGS, WHETHER IT'S IN
THEIR HOME OR IN THEIR
BACKYARDS, OR IN A PARK WITH
INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T LIVE IN
THEIR HOUSEHOLD."
...DR. ROBERTS TELLING ME THE
CITY HAS SEEN A STEADY RISE IN
COVID- 19 CASES OVER THE
LAST SEVEN DAYS.
BUT SHE'S HOPEFUL THAT IF WE ALL
WEAR OUR
MASKS EVEN OUTDOORS THIS
WEEKEND, PRACTICE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND AVOID LARGE
GATHERINGS
THAT NUMBER WILL AGAIN GO
DOWN...
THAT SAID ANOTHER CONCERN OF
HERS... NATS
...THOSE TRAVELING.
"EVERY TIME YOU STEP FOOT OUT OF
YOUR HOUSE AND GO TO AN INDOOR
LOCATION OR AROUND PEOPLE WHO
YOU'RE NOT NORMALLY AROUND, YOU
ARE EXPOSING YOURSELF."
THE TSA IS EXPECTING THIS TO BE
THE BUSIEST TRAVEL WEEKEND
SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN.
AND WHILE TRAFFIC IS LIGHTER
THAN NORMAL AT
JOHN GLENN INTERNATIONAL THOSE
FLYING TODAY TELL ME SAFETY...
"WELL WE'RE DEFINITELY KEEPING
OUR MASKS ON..." ...IS THEIR
PRIORITY...
"I JUST BROUGHT MULTIPLE MASKS.
SOME DISPOSABLE. SOME LIKE THIS
SO YOU CAN JUST WASH." ...AS WE
ALL BEGIN YET ANOTHER HOLIDAY
WEEKEND IN THE PANDEMIC.
I JUST SAY BE SAFE. DO WHAT YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU'VE GOT TO DO, BUT
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SAFE DOING IT."
DAN:
...AND IF YOU ARE SICK STAY
HOME.
EVERY STEP YOU TAKE TO SLOW THE
SPREAD OF
THIS VIRUS IS CRITICAL BUT DR.
ROBERTS TELLS ME THAT IS ONE THE
MOSY IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO
NOT ONLY THIS WEEKEND BUT MOVING
FORWARD.
LOCAL FOR YOU DAN PEARLMAN NBC4.
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