Kentucky Gov. Beshear announces mandatory quarantine for anyone who gathers for Easter, warning that the state will record license plate information of people seen attending mass gatherings and turn that information over to local public health officials.
All mosques and synagogues throughout Kentucky previously closed and none intend to hold services this weekend, according to the governor., criticized Beshear's order in a tweet.
"Taking license plates at church? Quarantining someone for being Christian on Easter Sunday? Someone needs to take a step back here,"But Beshear, a Democrat, said"it's not fair" for some people to violate the state's stay-at-home order and risk spreading COVID-19 to others who are following the directive.and 90 recorded deaths, according to NBC News counts., looms over the fight against coronavirus.
Public health officials have repeatedly cautioned against violating social distancing guidelines as more super-spreading events are recorded. In Chicago, at least 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases were traced to a single man who attended a dinner, a funeral and a birthday party, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three people later died.
Some faith leaders have remained defiant, however. A Florida pastor ignored the state's stay-at-home directive and held services for hundreds of worshippers last month.In Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly sued the Republican-controlled Legislative Coordinating Council that overturned her executive order making it a crime to have more than 10 people at church services or funerals.
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