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EVAN: DILLON RICHARDS TELLS US HOW THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE LACK OF CONSISTENCY. DILLON: HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, RESTAURANTS ARE RESTRICTED, BARS ARE SHUT DOWN AND HAVE BEEN FOR ALMOST A WEEK, DOWN THE ROAD THEY ARE STILL OPEN WITH JUST SOME NEW RESTRICTIONS ON HOW MANY TABLES CAN BE FILLED JUST PUT IN PLACE TODAY. STATEHOUSE DEMOCRATS SENDING A LETTER TO GOVERNOR STITT ASKING FOR STATEWIDE ACTION. >> WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE GOVERNOR IS HE'LL CONSIDER THIS IF OUR NUMBERS GET WORSE, BUT WE FEEL THAT THAT WILL BE TOO LATE. DILLON: DISAGREEING WHEN THE GOVERNOR POINTS TO A DIFFERENT SITUATION. >> IT DOES US NO GOOD WHEN WE HAVE THE PATCHWORK OF REGULATIONS, THE VIRUS DOESN'T RESPECT THE BOUNDARIES OF A MUNICIPALITY. DILLON: THE FIRST IN OUR AREA WAS IN NORMAN. SHE SAID ON TWITTER YESTERDAY, WHY ARE WE WAITING FOR A SPIKE IN REPORTED CASES TO ACT? HOW MANY "OKLAHOMAN"S HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN AT THE STATE LEVEL. STILL WATER MAYOR WILL JOYCE ALSO CONCERNED AFTER WHITE HOUSE GUIDANCE SUGGESTED CLOSURES IN STATES WITH COMMUNITY SPREAD. >> THE FRUSTRATING THING WAS HEARING THE GOVERNOR SAYING HE WANTED TO FOLLOW GUIDANCE BUT NOT SEEING THAT HAPPEN. DILLON: GOVERNOR STITT DEFENDING HIS DECISION SAYING NOW IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME. >> YOU CAN'T CLOSE LIFE DOWN, YOU CERTAINLY DO IT TOO EARLY. IF THE SPIKES ARE GOING TO BE IN AUGUST OR LATER ON, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE MODELS AND I WILL LET "OKLAHOMAN"S KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP. DILLON: THE GOVERNOR HAS CONTINUED TO SAY THAT HE WILL RELY ON MAYORS TO MAKE WHATEVER THEY THINK IS THE BEST DECISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, ALSO PRAISING "OKLAHOMAN"S FOR CONTINUING TO DO THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE ARE EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES BECAUSE THE STATE IS CONTINUING TO EXPAND

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Nearly 40 states have put restrictions on businesses, closing many of them in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.Oklahoma is not one of those states. The lack of restrictions has drawn criticism from mayors and some Democratic lawmakers.Oklahoma City and many other cities across the state have closed bars and have restricted restaurants to take-out only. In Yukon, restaurants are still open but have new restrictions on how many tables can be filled.House Democrats also sent a letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday, asking for statewide action."What we're hearing from the governor is that he'll consider this if our numbers get worse, but we feel that that'll be too late," said Rep. Emily Virgin, D-Norman.Virgin disagrees with Stitt, pointing to the different situations in other parts of the state compared to the metro."Anyone from Oklahoma is free right now to go to Guymon and anybody from Guymon is free to come to Oklahoma City," she said, "and so that, as I said, that really does us no good when we have this patchwork of regulations because this virus doesn't respect boundaries of municipality."In the meantime, dozens of mayors have taken shutdown action. The first in the metro to do it was Norman Mayor Breea Clark, who asked Sunday on social media, "Why are we waiting for a spike in reported cases to act? How many Oklahomans have to die before action is taken at the state level?"Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce also expressed his concern after White House guidance suggested closures in states with community spread."The frustrating thing, for me, is just hearing the governor say that he is wanting to follow CDC guidance but not seeing that happen," Joyce said.Stitt defended his decision Monday morning to KOCO 5's Maggie Carlo."You can't close life down. You certainly shouldn't do it too early if the spikes are going to be in August or later on," Stitt said. "We're looking at all the models, and I will let Oklahomans know when it's time to take another step."Stitt has said he'll rely on mayors for now to make those decisions, praising social distancing Oklahomans are doing.