MISSOURI LAWMAKERS HAVE PASSED A BILL TO ALLOW MORE CARRY OUT COCKTAILS WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED, MISSOURI, LET RESTAURANTS SELL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS TO BOOST SALES THE BILL PASSED TODAY WOULD MAKE THE POLICY PERMANENT AS LONG AS DRINKS ARE SOLD WITH FOOD AND IN TAMPER-PROOF CONTAINERS, THE BILL WOULD ALSO EXPAND WIN BUSINESSES CAN SELL ALCOHOL ON SUNDAYS INSTEAD OF 9 AM TO MIDNIGHT. THE HOURS WOULD BE 6 AM TO 1:30 THE FOLLOWING MORNING IN THE AND CLAY COUNTY HAS REMOVED ITS SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK REQUIREMENTS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED. KMBC9S. BRIAN JOHNSON IS AT ONE OF THE TOP ATTRACTIONS IN LIBERTY TONIGHT TO SEE HOW THE CHANGE IS HAVING AN IMPACT. YEARS IS 34 ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IS ONE OF THE CITY’S TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS, WHICH IS THE LIBERTY ANTIQUE MALL WHERE THE MASKS REQUIRED REMINDER NOW SITS IN THE TRASH TODAY HAS JUST BEEN A HAPPY DAY BARBARA NEYMAR HAS RUN THE STORE SINCE 1990. SHE’S GLAD TO DITCH THE MASKS AND START A NEW CHAPTER JUST LIKE BUTTERFLY COMING OUT OF ITS COCOON. VENDORS. HOPE THE CHANGES DON’T CREATE A NEW WAVE OF INFECTION. SO RESTRICTIONS CAN BE GONE FOR GOOD. IT WILL BE AWKWARD GOING WITHOUT A MASK. I HAVE WORN IT FOR SO LONG. BUT IT IS IT IS NICE TO THINK THAT THAT WE’RE GETTING TO THE POINT THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GO OUT ABOUT AND FEEL SAFE AND THIS HOPING THAT PEOPLE GET OUT AND MOVE AROUND MORE THEY FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE GOING INTO BUSINESSES. SENATOR SAY THE PANDEMIC DIDN’T REALLY AFFECT ANTIQUE SALES, BUT THEY SAY IT IS NICE TO SEE PEOPLE SMILES AGAIN. THE ONLY DRAWBACK I CAN SEE IS I HAVE TO SHAVE MORE OFTEN NO, MASS INSTEAD ON THEIR FACES. MASKS ARE IN POCKETS. IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS AWESOME. I CARRY IT WITH ME ALL THE TIME JUST IN CASE. SOME PEOPLE JUST MAY WANT IT IN LIBERTY. BRIAN JOHNSON KMBC9 NEWS AND THE CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS ANYONE WHO IS NOT FULLY VACCINATED SHOULD CONTINUE WEARING MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN STILL REQUIRE MASKS THOUGH IF THEY SO CHOOSE THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS ANNOUNCED TODAY WEARING A MASK IS NO LONGER REQUIRED OUT AT THE K. THIS IS FOR FULLY VACCINATED FANS MASKS ARE STILL RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED THE ROYALS ARE BACK HOME TUESDAY NIGHT TO PLAY MILWAUKEE. AS A REMINDER MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED ON THE CASEY STREET CAR AS WELL AS IN AIRPORTS AND PLAINS AS REQUIRED BY THE TSA. THE CDC RECOMMENDS THEM IN CROWDED INDOOR AREAS AS WELL LIKE HOSPITALS AND PRISONS AND IS FEWER PEOPLE WEAR THEIR MASKS. KMBC9’S ALLEN SHOWED EXPLAINS. WHY MASK COMPANY’S MAY NEED TO RETHINK THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGIES. WE HAD INCREDIBLE GROWTH NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT JUST A HANDFUL OF EMPLOYEES TO MORE THAN 60 IN TWO SEPARATE WAREHOUSES ARE THE NINE SKYROCKETED. WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH WE COULDN’T PRODUCE ENOUGH FOR THE MARKET WITH THE NEW CDC RECOMMENDATION THAT DEMANDS SOME EXPECT WILL DROP BUT I HAVEN’T SAYS PROBABLY NOT AS MUCH AS WE MIGHT THINK NOW IF YOU ARE IN A RESTAURANT AND YOU HEAR SOMEBODY WHO’S MISSING OF COFFEE, IT FEELS KIND OF TO INTRUSIVE SHE THINKS ANY WORD. THERE’S A LARGE CROWD PEOPLE WILL STILL WANT TO WEAR THEM IN AIRPORTS. I THINK THAT THE MASKS ARE GOING TO SHE SAYS COVID-19 HAS CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE DO BUSINESS. WE FACE A NEW REALITY SOME PEOPLE I THINK THAT THEY’RE GONNA THEY’RE GONNA KEEP USING THEM HER BUSINESS WILL LOOK TO OVERSEAS CLIENTS AND PIVOT BACK TO OTHER MARKETS. WE HAVE A MASK FOR POLLUTION FOR ALLERGENS BECAUSE SHE SAYS HEALTHCARE AND OTHER INDUSTRIES ARE REALIZED THEY WERE NOT PREPARED FOR PATHOGENS HAVE BACTERIA. YEAH COMPANIES THAT SERVICE THE PUBLIC THEY NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHEN GREEN RESOURCES FIRST STARTED MAKING THESE IN 95 MASH BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC THEY WERE MAKING ABOUT 200 A DAY NOW, THEY’RE PUTTING OUT MORE. IN 40,000. IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT IN CLEVELAND, MISSOURI ALLEN SHOW. CAN’T BE C9 NEWS. IVETT SAYS THAT OVERSEAS DEMAND FOR THEIR MASKS IS STILL SO GREAT. THEY ACTUALLY PLAN TO ADD A THIRD BUILDING TO MAKE THEM OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS THE KANSAS CITY ZOO IS GOING TO REQUIRE ALL NEW EMPLOYEES TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 THE ZOO MADE THE DECISION AFTER 90% OF EMPLOYEES SAID THAT THEY WANTED THE SHOT. SO SPOKE WITH A LOCAL ATTORNEY WHO SAYS EMPLOYERS ARE ALLOWED TO REQUIRE VACCINATIONS. BUT THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS LIKE ALLERGIES AND RELIGIOUS EXCEPTIONS. AN EMPLOYER HAS AN OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW TO ENGAGE IN THE INTERACTIVE PROCESS AND DETERMINE IS THERE AN ACCOMMODATION THAT WE CAN MAKE? STACEY SAYS THAT EMPLOYERS COULD BE HELD LIABLE IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS A BAD REACTION TO THE SHOT, WHICH IS WHY MANY PLACES AREN’T MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT THE ZOO SAYS THAT THEY WON’T FIRE THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO DON’T GET VACCINATED, BUT THEY WON’T HIRE ANYONE NEW WHO DOESN’T AGREE TO THE SHOT IF YOU HAVE VACCINE QUESTIONS, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL TAKE TO LOCAL HEALTH EXPERTS TO GET YOU THE FACTS ON THE FACTS USE YOUR PHONE’S CAMERA RIGHT NOW TO SCAN THE QR CODE RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO KMBC.COM WE WILL BE SHARING THE ANSWERS ALL NEXT WEEK ON KMBC9 NEWS AND WE CHECKED IN MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES AT KANSAS STATE THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI K-STATE GRADUATION STARTED TODAY, AND THEY LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT BILL SNYDER FAMILY STADIUM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HAS COMMITMENT COMMENCEMENT SUNDAY AT MEMORIAL STADIUM FOR THOSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. THERE ARE COMMENCEMENT EVENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT EITHER HEARNS CENTER OR MIZZOU ARENA AND GRADUATES AND GUESTS WERE ASKED TO WEAR MASKS FOR TONIGHT’S GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR OLATHE WEST HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FAMILIES WERE ALSO ASKED TO LEAVE SIX FEET OF SPACE BETWEEN OTHER GROUPS. IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE STUDENTS COULD WALK FOR THEIR DIPLOMAS MANY OF LAST YEAR CEREMONIES WERE CANCELED PEOPLE WHO COULDN’T ATTEND W
Where we stand: Interactive maps, charts show COVID-19 cases, vaccination rates for Kansas City
Maps and charts show the impact of COVID-19 in Kansas, Missouri and throughout the Kansas City metro area
Updated: 9:24 PM CDT May 14, 2021
Here, you will find maps and charts that show the impact of COVID-19 in Kansas, Missouri and throughout the Kansas City metro area, along with the region’s process of getting people vaccinated.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Here, you will find maps and charts that show the impact of COVID-19 in Kansas, Missouri and throughout the Kansas City metro area, along with the region’s process of getting people vaccinated.
