When will OMRA resume operations?

The OMRA Board will be reviewing the status of community COVID-19 control and risk in our monthly meeting this coming Tuesday, as we have done in May and June. The bottom line is we are not a commercial organization, we do this mostly for our own education and enjoyment. Yes it is an inconvenience not to be able to operate together on the layout. But we have no need to push the envelope, no one's livelihood depends on us being open. We do not provide essential services.

The increase in case numbers has gotten worse in the last month, not better. Had the numbers stabilized at the levels of mid May I think we could be considering ways in which we can resume operations. But the numbers have doubled since then and the rate of new infections has increased (the slope of the line is steeper). I don't think we should try to pin a DATE on when we reopen, rather we should look at the numbers and decide based on the rate of new infections when to consider resuming operations and under what conditions (distancing, masks, numbers of operators, scheduling, etc)

Please review the Springfield dashboard for current cases.

https://www.springfieldmo.gov/5147/Recovery-Dashboard





The OMRA group has a broad spectrum of age groups and some members may fall into a higher risk category than others. The goal of the board in making any decision to resume operations will be to ensure that we are not creating an elevated risk level for any of our members



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Kurt Clement - OMRA President

