Reuters reported Tuesday the Army Corps was planning hundreds of temporary hospitals around the country to help with a surge in COVID-19 patients.

Uniform approach

Leaders of the three most populous counties on the Missouri side of the metro area all said Tuesday that a more uniform response from state government could better manage the coronavirus crisis.

Instead of a statewide stay-at-home order, Parson has limited gatherings of more than 10 people. He was leaving it to local governments to issue stricter orders.

Parson said Monday that his order limiting the size of groups could be extended to May from its April 6 expiration.

During an online briefing hosted by the St. Louis Regional Chamber, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann said “one of our problems with the lack of a statewide response” is that activity, based on monitored traffic levels, in the western part of the county has not declined as much as traffic closer to the urban core. He suspects it could be because many of the people live in Lincoln and Warren counties and have not “been restricted as to what they can and can’t do.”