LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — On Tuesday, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and others held a coronavirus briefing.
Ricketts says 100,000 people have signed up for https://t.co/zZgVjqmFHo
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
He says that website now has a Spanish version, https://t.co/DBEMb8V59w
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Ricketts is announcing guidelines for the restaurants to re-open on May 4.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
Much of this we already know: pic.twitter.com/T2LS8Pk3ix
Zoe Olson is pleading with Nebraskans to NOT go into a restaurant if they’re sick in anyway.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
Directed Health Measure will allow elective surgeries statewide. It also includes dental offices and veterinary services. Not new announcement, but Governor has guests to address topic today at newser.
— Jennifer Griswold (@griswoldkmtv) April 28, 2020
Dental offices can also open on May 4th.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
Dentists have only provided emergency care. When they fully open back up they’ll be enhanced patient screening, more PPE and limits on some procedures.
Ricketts says the expanded testing from https://t.co/uWJVm88cUb Will be going soon, but isn’t sure exactly when.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
Need to get the lab up and running first.
Tusha says patients will go through temperature checks, possibly in their car.
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-no patient to patient contact
-decrease the amount of patients they normally see
Ricketts says he will not or ever tell a food processing facility to close.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
Ricketts says he’d like the state to eventually start tracking those that have recovered from the virus.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
It’s just not the highest priority right now.
Tusha says dentists have had a similar crisis in the 1980’s, during the AIDS epidemic.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
That’s the reason they wear masks and gloves, now.
Ricketts says he plans to work with Mayor Stothert on getting Omaha money that Nebraska is receiving from the CARES act.
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) April 28, 2020
City revenues are down an estimated $80 million.
You can watch the briefing below: