As the state prepares to move into the economic recovery phase of COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson today signed Executive Order 20-09 extending the state of emergency in Missouri through June 15, 2020.
04/13/20
Gov. Mike Parson’s targeted, data-driven leadership through the coronavirus pandemic is exactly right for Missouri. He acted quickly, limiting groups to 10 or less and mandating social distancing, which has proved to significantly limit the spread of infection. He was one of the nation’s first Governors to limit the number of shoppers in stores because he saw crowded stores as a source of high contagion.
A former sheriff, Parson trusts local leaders closest to the situation to make decisions. He worked with Kansas City and St. Louis regions where high-density populations mandated early stay-at-home orders impacting nearly 70 percent of the state. At the same time, he worked with leaders from dozens of rural counties that had no cases of the virus to guide them to protect their already fragile economies with crafted, customized responses.
Governor Parson issued numerous executive orders and suspended or waived almost 300 regulations and statutes to assist businesses, families and healthcare providers. He has authorized more than 5 billion dollars for expanded healthcare, testing, hazard pay for first responders, and money for local schools impacted by the economic crisis.
Missourians are responding – the curve is flattening and Missouri has one of the lowest rates in the nation of deaths per hundred thousand residents.
“The Missouri College of Emergency Physicians (MOCEP) applauds Governor Mike Parson for implementing a statewide Stay Home Missouri order. This decision will help keep Missourians safe and assist in preventing the medical system from getting overwhelmed… MOCEP is appreciative of the efforts of the Governor and his team in their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic. If we all work together we will get through this as a stronger Missouri.”
-Missouri College of Emergency Physicians
“Gov. Parson’s solution strikes a balance between the need to act to combat this public health crisis while also establishing safe, achievable practices to ensure that Missouri stays open for business. Gov. Parson wisely chose to implement a statewide solution as Missourians and the state’s business community were faced with adhering to an increasingly complex patchwork of local orders.”
-Daniel P. Mehan, president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) April 8, 2020
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