Tuesday live coronavirus updates: Garage sale permits are being issued again
If you missed going to garage sales that were restricted as part of the stay-at-home order issued to prevent the spread of coronavirus, you can start to look for them again.
Belleville City Clerk Jenny Gain Meyer said the state has allowed garage sales to resume and her office has received some calls from residents who want to get a $5 permit.
Illinois guidelines call for people to wear face coverings and limit groups of up to 10.
Here are more garage sale tips from the Ohio Department of Health:
Display posters to remind customers about social distancing.
Tables and chairs should be at least 6 feet apart.
Use tape to direct visitors through the sale.
Disinfect merchandise before putting it out for sale.
Clean tables and chairs throughout the day.
St. Clair Square reopens for shoppers
After some metro-east restaurants began to offer outdoor dining over the weekend as coronavirus restrictions were lifted, the popular St. Clair Square mall in Fairview Heights reopened Monday with about one-third of its stores ready for shoppers.
As part of the rules to help prevent cases of COVID-19, customers are asked to wear face coverings and follow social-distancing guidelines outlined in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan for restarting the economy.
Also, the mall has hand-sanitizer stations placed throughout the complex and the food-court restaurants are open for carryouts, but the seating area is closed.
St. Clair Square hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Chicago to loosen coronavirus rules
Chicago restaurants, hotels and other businesses restricted by stay-at-home orders since March will be able to offer more services Wednesday despite the looting that has occurred in the city.
“I want to tell the city now after a lot of consultation and, yes, a lot of prayer, we will reopen tomorrow and take this important next step as planned,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday as reported by the Chicago Tribune.
Chicago restaurants can offer outdoor dining or serve customers who are close to large doors or windows, the newspaper reported.
Other parts of the state had looser COVID-19 restrictions go into effect on Friday.
The looting has occurred in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd, a black man, said “I can’t breathe” while he was handcuffed and face down on the street as a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, placed his left knee on Floyd’s neck before Floyd died.
The arrest was captured on video and Chauvin has since been fired and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Face masks to be distributed at protests in St. Louis
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Monday masks will be distributed at future demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in the city.
In her daily press briefing, Krewson said protests of the weekend left city officials increasingly worried about more COVID-19 cases stemming from protests.
“We know that black and brown communities have been more devastated by COVID than white communities. We don’t want these protests to contribute more to that tragedy,” she said.
Belleville Public Library to offer curbside pickup
The Belleville Public Library will begin offering curbside pickup services to its patrons this week.
The library, which has been closed due to COVID-19, announced Monday that patrons may order items online at www.belleville.net/350/library, via email at curbside@bellevillepubliclibrary.org or by calling 618-234-0441. Books can be picked up Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the main library located at 121 E. Washington.
There is a limit to 10 items per account and only one library account can be utilized per household, a statement read.
Southwest Illinois coronavirus cases
Local health departments reported Tuesday that the number of coronavirus cases in southwestern Illinois has reached 2,598, and the number of deaths has increased to 199.
St. Clair County announced the deaths of two women. One was in 80s and the other in her 90s and both had underlying health conditions.
Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties as of Tuesday afternoon:
- St. Clair: 1,299 positives, 99 deaths, 7,769 tests administered, 809 recoveries, 12 test results pending, 58 hospitalizations
- Madison: 600 positives, 62 deaths, 6,466 tests administered, 103 hospitalizations, 389 recoveries
- Clinton: 187 positives, 17 deaths, 1,059 tests administered, one hospitalization, 105 recoveries
- Monroe: 97 positives, 12 deaths, eight hospitalizations, 51 recoveries
- Washington: 18 positives, 15 recoveries
- Randolph: 272 positives, four deaths, 1,692 tests administered, one hospitalization, 259 recoveries
- Bond: 12 positives, one death, one hospitalization, 214 tests administered, six recoveries, one test pending
- Jersey: 24 positives, one death, 18 recoveries
- Macoupin: 46 positives, three deaths, 2,724 tests administered, 36 recoveries, two hospitalizations, two tests pending
- Perry: 42 positives, 39 recoveries
- Calhoun: One positive, one recovery
Want to help? Here are some ideas
The BND has compiled a list of ways you can help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Go to BND. com to learn about the opportunities to volunteer your time or donate to help communities in the metro-east without putting yourself or others at risk.
You can sew face masks, read stories for people with vision loss and deliver meals to seniors.
If you know of a recognized charitable organization looking for help that isn’t listed, please tell us about it. Send an email to newsroom@bnd.com or fill out the BND’s Southwest Illinois Coronavirus Service and Assistance Guide online at BND.com.
Get the latest news on coronavirus
BND.com will keep you updated throughout the day with information about the spread of the coronavirus in southwestern Illinois.
You can also find the most complete and up-to-date information from government sites including:
- State of Illinois’ COVID-19 page: coronavirus.illinois.gov
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/summary.html
- Federal government’s coronavirus page: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Who to call about mental health
Here are some resources from mental health professionals for anyone struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Touchette Regional Hospital’s Mental Health Support and Resource Line: Call 618-482-7158 to talk to trained therapy staff.
- Illinois Human Services Mental Health Division’s Call4Calm: Text the word “talk” to 552020 to text with a mental health care professional for free.
- Centerstone of Illinois, Inc.: Call 618-462-2331 for virtual mental health services.
- Chestnut Health Systems: Call 618-877-4420 for virtual mental health services.
- Narcotics and Alcoholics Anonymous: Call 618-398-9409 or email metroeastnapr@gmail.com to learn about virtual meetings.
- Regional Disaster Mental Health Volunteer Response Team: Call a support line for health care professionals at 618-381-5173.
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This story was originally published June 2, 2020 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Tuesday live coronavirus updates: Garage sale permits are being issued again."
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