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KLKN-TV January 19, 2021 4:06 pm This event was previously live-streamed and has since ended. LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) Watch Lincoln Mayor’s weekly coronavirus press conference live on klkntv.com at 3:30 p.m. This press conference follows the announcement of Pinnacle Bank Arena (PBA) being used as a large-scale vaccination site for Phase 1B. There will be an event at PBA on Friday, but it is only for health care workers at this time. Lincoln-Lancaster County COVID-19 Risk Dial dropped out of the red for the first time in 10-weeks. The new DHM’s will include: Indoor gatherings are capped at 50% capacity Confined outdoor gathers are capped at 75% capacity, ....
KLKN-TV December 18, 2020 3:40 pm This event was previously live-streamed and has since ended. LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the local health department hold a press conference to update the community on our coronavirus cases and new Direct Health Measures (DHM). Although the COVID-19 Risk Dial, remains in the red, Lancaster County has seen its first decline in new coronavirus cases since the week of Sept. 19. Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez said, “We’ve gone from an all-time high of 2112 cases the week ending December 5 down to 1430 cases last week, a decline of about 32%.” But, Director Lopez cautions that our coronavirus number still remains high, but it’s an optimistic sign. ....
KLKN-TV December 11, 2020 4:33 pm LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) Governor Pete Ricketts announces new, relaxed Direct Health Measures (DHM) for the rest of 2020. After teasing the possibility of new, relaxed Direct Health Measures Friday morning, Governor Pete Ricketts confirmed the change only hours later. The State will officially move from the “orange” to “yellow” of its pandemic response plan, based on the percentage of coronavirus patients hospitalized, starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, protecting Nebraska’s hospitals has been the ‘north star’ guiding our strategic response to the coronavirus,” said Gov. Ricketts in his released statment. “Coronavirus hospitalizations have decreased from where they were three weeks ago. As a result, we’re updating the State’s DHMs in keeping with our pandemic plan. The virus is still present in our communities, and we all need to continue using the tools we have to slow ....