INITIAL REPORT
Officials with Clark County and the City of Springfield will be holding a joint news conference at the City Hall Forum at 3:30 p.m. today with plans of declaring a state of emergency regarding the coronavirus.
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All Springfield city buildings, including city hall, are currently closed to the public until further notice and the meeting will be open to only members of the media, according to a news release from Springfield government officials.
However, the news conference will be streamed live on the City of Springfield’s Facebook page, according to Valerie Lough, Community Information Coordinator with the City of Springfield.
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The conference will have remarks from Springfield Mayor Warren Copeland, City Manager Bryan Heck, Clark County Administrator Jennifer Hutchinson as well as Clark County Health Commissioner Charles Patterson and Mental Health & Recovery Board CEO Greta Mayer.