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Public Restrictions Reinstated in Nebraska

Public Restrictions Reinstated in Nebraska

Governor Pete Ricketts Photo: WNAX


As Covid-19 infection numbers surge in Nebraska, Governor Pete Ricketts has announced that some public restrictions will be put back in place under new “Directed Health Measures.”
One deals with businesses where people gather…

Ricketts says restrictions also apply to businesses with close personal contact..

Sports and other activities will also be included in the new measures…

Those new restrictions are effective Wednesday.

Nebraska has had over eighty-five thousand active cases and seven hundred fourteen deaths. Over eight hundred are now hospitalized.

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