City of Columbia Missouri Community Relations

P.O. BOX 6015 COLUMBIA, MO 65205

MEDIA ADVISORY

April 7, 2020

CONTACT: Steven Sapp
Director of Community Relations
City of Columbia
[email protected]

Local officials to provide community update on coronavirus (COVID-19), April 8 at 2 p.m.

(COLUMBIA, MO) - A community briefing with local officials will be held Wednesday, April 8, at 2 p.m. to provide an update after two weeks since the Stay at Home Order was issued due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Speaking during the briefing will be Columbia Mayor Brian Treece; Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning; Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill; MU Health Care Chief Clinical Officer Stevan Whitt, MD; and Boone Hospital Center Chief Medical Officer and Vice President Robin Blount, MD.

The community briefing will be livestreamed on CoMo.gov and live broadcast on Spectrum 992, Mediacom 80 and CenturyLink 96.

Media partners will be provided with information on how to submit questions to the panel on Wednesday morning.


City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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