Democratic Nominee for Governor Nicole Galloway will be in Springfield this afternoon to discuss her plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parts of Galloway’s plan would include implementing a statewide mask mandate, working with other states to purchase rapid testing supplies, relief for those who contract the Coronavirus and more.
Because of the pandemic, the event is not open to the public.
Below are more details from a press release…
The plan would focus on three key areas: protecting public health, ensuring Missouri’s communities and local governments can recover, and rebuilding the state’s economy. Specific proposals include:
- Implementing a statewide mask mandate — as recommended by Dr. Deborah Birx and Springfield Mayor Ken McClure
- Engaging surrounding states to cooperate on the purchase of rapid testing supplies and equipment
- A data-driven approach for safely reopening schools that recognizes the risk that community transmission poses to keeping fully in-person school on-track
- Creating an Emergency Medical Task Force, who would brief the public daily on the condition of COVID-19 in Missouri, provide recommendations of executive actions to the Governor and serve as a hub for COVID-19 data, including hospitalization data
- Ensuring relief for workers who contract COVID-19
- Reorganizing the Department of Economic Development to include a department of Minority Business that will be charged with ensuring vulnerable small businesses in Black and Brown communities are able to withstand economic uncertainties
- Creating an Economic Relief Council composed of labor members, business leaders, and small business owners to advise the Governor on economic stabilization in the short term and economic recovery in the long term
- Assigning a state-level response team to help counties spend their CARES act money — with a focus on contact tracing and PPE
- Support for community health centers
