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Kansas City, Mo. issues new COVID-19 guidelines for businesses, extends state of emergency

An amendment to COVID-19 guidelines in Kansas City, Mo. took effect Wednesday night. Updates include longer operating hours for businesses, continued mask usage indoors and outside and a state of emergency extension to May 1, 2021.

Kansas City’s state of emergency has been extended to May 1. Lucas’s 12th amended order takes effect Wednesday at 10 p.m. and will expire with the state of emergency until stated otherwise.

The new guidelines are the following; restaurants, taverns, and venues will now be able to extend their closing hours by two hours to midnight while keeping strict social distancing requirements. However, buildings will not be allowed to fill more than 50 percent of the building’s occupancy.

Indoor and outdoor businesses must always be seated and masked except while eating and drinking. Indoor and outdoor parties are limited to no more than 10 people while continuing to practice social distancing.

  • Restaurants, Taverns, and bars must report all known COVID-19 cases to the Kansas City Health Department.
  • Masks will need to be worn in all indoor settings and outdoor settings when social distancing can not be practiced.
  • Gyms, fitness, and recreation centers must always wear masks while business do not exceed 50 percent capacity.

It was also announced that the Kansas City Department of Health will receive it’s first shipment of 975 COVID-19 vaccines to be used for all healthcare providers that have been giving vaccines to the frontline workers.