A new public health order in Christian County will affect anyone who is inclined to take the whole family along to the grocery store or other essential businesses that are allowed to be open during the coronavirus crisis.
That has to stop, according to a public health order issued April 6 by the county’s public health director, Kayla Bebout.
The order says that no more than one member of a family or group may be in a business such as a grocery store or pharmacy at one time during the coronavirus crisis.
There are exceptions for minors if childcare is not available and for elderly people who need assistance.
In addition, the order states, “Social distancing of 6 feet or more outside of public-facing (businesses) shall also be maintained.”
The purpose of the order is to decrease the spread of COVID-19, a potentially fatal respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
