On Saturday, Shawnee County health officer Gianfranco Pezzino recommended, but didn’t mandate, that people shelter in place as COVID-19 cases surge across the county. County commissioners all said the virus needs to be taken seriously but said there is no plan to mandate a shelter-in-place order in the near future. “We got to keep businesses going, we need to keep our schools rolling and I think that is critical to our functioning in life,” said Commissioner Bill Riphahn.
Source: Local Government – The Topeka Capital-Journal
