11 November 2020
CLAYTON, Mo. (KMOV.com) – New COVID-19 {restrictions|limitations|constraints} in St. Louis County {could|might} be {announced|revealed} {as soon as|as quickly as} Thursday, {a spokesman|a spokesperson|a representative} for County Executive Sam Page {said|stated}.
The {restrictions|limitations|constraints} are being {considered|thought about} as the {number of|variety of} COVID-19 cases in the St. Louis {area|location} continues to {rise|increase} and hospitalizations {surge|rise}. Wednesday, the {number of|variety of} coronavirus {patients|clients} {admitted|confessed} to St. Louis-area {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} {hit|struck} a {new|brand-new} record. Illinois {also|likewise} set a single-day record for COVID-19 cases Wednesday.
{A total|An overall} shutdown is not {likely|most likely} to be on the table, {a spokesman|a spokesperson|a representative} {said|stated}, {but|however} the {measures|steps|procedures} will {entail|involve|require} {restrictions|limitations|constraints} on {capacity|capability}.
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson {said|stated} the city is {considering|thinking about} {a similar|a comparable} {move|relocation}. “{Everything|Whatever} is on the table – and we’re [City and County leaders] {trying|attempting} to {work together|collaborate|interact}-to put {measures|steps|procedures} in {place|location} that we {think|believe} {people|individuals} will follow to {a large|a big} {extent|degree|level} … I {think|believe} {we all|all of us} {need|require} to {stay home|stay at home} more,” Krewson {said|stated} Wednesday.
The {restrictions|limitations|constraints} in St. Louis County would not {apply|use} to schools, {but|however} {many|numerous|lots of} {local|regional} districts {have|have actually} {decided|chosen} to {scale back|downsize} in-person {learning|knowing}. Some {have|have actually} {temporarily|briefly|momentarily} {shifted|moved} to virtual {learning|knowing} {entirely|completely|totally}.