Kentucky lifting restrictions on travel, gathering sooner
Posted May 14, 2020 6:07 pm.
Last Updated May 14, 2020 6:24 pm.
This article is more than 5 years old.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky will move up the lifting of restrictions on travel and small gatherings ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.
Beginning May 22, people can congregate in gatherings of 10 or less, the governor said in moving up the starting date by three days. The previous date for resuming such gatherings had been May 25.
“We realize that people are making plans for Memorial Day,” Beshear said at his daily briefing. “And I trust that we can do this right. That we can do this safely.”
People need to follow health guidelines at gatherings, the governor said. Gatherings should be outside whenever possible, and people should not share food, drinks, containers, plates, napkins or utensils, he said. They also should follow social distancing rules, he said.
“Hopefully just take and roll with these rules the best that you can so that you can be as protected as possible,” Beshear said.
The out-of-state travel ban also will expire on May 22, he said.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up within weeks. For some, especially older adults and those with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, even death.
___
Follow AP coverage of the pandemic at https://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak.
Bruce Schreiner And Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press
