Translated by Marshallese Educational Initiative staff
• Arkansas has confirmed 4,366 total cases of covid-19, according to data posted Friday morning. State health officials also reported 98 total deaths and 3,340 people recovered.
• Restaurants were allowed to open their dining rooms Monday, May 11, with restrictions such as limited capacity and required face masks. Some restaurant owners decided to keep their dining rooms closed past that Monday, though.
• Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that he will announce a decision May 18 about when bars may be allowed to reopen and on May 20 about when summer camps and team sports can gather.
• A state prison in Pine Bluff reported an outbreak of covid-19 Wednesday, and at least 45 inmates and two staff members have tested positive. The Forrest City federal prison, the state Cummins Unit and the Central Arkansas Community Correction Center in Little Rock have also reported outbreaks.
Arkansas has a large vibrant population from the Marshall Islands living in NW Arkansas.
ENGLISH: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/may/15/friday-may-15-five-things-know-about-covid-19-arka/
SPANISH: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/may/15/viernes-15-de-mayo-cinco-hechos-importantes-sobre-/
MARSHALLESE: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/may/15/bolaide-may-15-lalem-men-ko-kwoj-aikuj-jela-kon-co/
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