AS CORONAVIRUS RULES EASE FURTHER, CASES ARE FALLING, BUT NEBRASKA HAS ‘NOT ACHIEVED CONTAINMENT’

OMAHA - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has previewed a fourth phase of reopening at a yet-to-be-determined future date. And schools, colleges and universities are planning a fall return to the classroom.

Ricketts has said the easing of restrictions is supported by data indicating a declining number of cases of COVID-19 in the state. New daily case counts peaked at 677 on May 7 and generally have drifted downward since then.

Health officials caution, however, that while the decline in cases is good news, the virus is by no means gone. “We have not achieved containment of this virus,” said Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Public Health. He said, however, that “it is possible with good public health practices.”

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