ST. LOUIS – Two of the bars forced to close after being found in violation of the city’s public health orders have sued – and lost. St. Louis shut down…
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Shutdown looms for businesses ignoring COVID-19 rules
CITY HALL – Businesses that flout public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic are going to be shut down, city officials pledged Monday. Some of the businesses on that list…
Missouri health director warns revelers: Virus is still here
(AP) — Missouri’s health director issued a dire warning Monday after photos and video showed Memorial Day weekend revelers partying close together: The coronavirus is still here, and the spreading…
Pools, summer camps, gyms get OK to reopen soon
CITY HALL – To the relief of parents and children alike, swimming pools and youth summer camps can begin operating as of June 1, the city’s health director has announced.…
Kewson, Echols livestream neighborhood COVID-19 session
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson, with the help of Health Director Dr. Fredrick Echols, answered questions in a live-streamed briefing on Thursday, May 14, about business reopening, contact tracing,…
City lays out guidelines for reopening businesses
CITY HALL – The city has laid out its plan for reopening businesses and other public activities, with leeway for changes in procedure and/or timing depending on the course of…
Societal preconditions contribute to high infection rate among blacks
ST. LOUIS – Poverty, violence and racism have long devastated the African-American community. Now there’s another force disproportionately affecting black people: the coronavirus. And experts say its spread may be…
Health chief Echols describes city's tactics in coronavirus war
ST. LOUIS – Dr. Fredrick Echols, the director of the city’s health department, said Wednesday that the city now had 482 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Echols was a…
Health care systems launch pandemic task force
ST. LOUIS – Major health care systems in the St. Louis region have set up a St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force. Involved in the task force are BJC HealthCare,…