Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that state office buildings will be closed to the public and nonessential personnel starting Tuesday.
The announcement follows new statewide social distancing orders that Parson announced last week.
As of 2 p.m. Monday, the state reported 183 positive cases of COVID-19 in Missouri, though numbers sometimes lag as a result of tests conducted in commercial labs.
The governor’s order covers some 300 leased office buildings and 36 state-owned office buildings, according to Sarah Steelman, the commissioner of the state Office of Administration.
The only people who will be allowed to access these buildings are “essential personnel,” as determined by cabinet directors who will inform their employees. Steelman said that as of Monday, almost 15,000 state employees are working remotely.
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