Shelter-in-place orders are about to take effect for about a third of Kansas’ population to slow the spread of coronavirus, and Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday that she will tighten restrictions on public gatherings.
Four counties with nearly 1 million of the state’s 2.9 million residents have said they were telling residents to stay home except for essential business, such as buying food or seeking medical care. They include Johnson County, which is the state’s most populous county, two other neighboring counties in the Kansas City area, and Douglas County, which is home to the main University of Kansas campus.