Governor Parson calls some return to normalcy “encouraging”

May 12, 2020

JEFFERSON CITY- Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday, May 11, that he was encouraged by seeing residents returning to some semblance of normal life after weeks of shelter-in place orders made necessary by the coronavirus.

The Republican governor spent the weekend back home in southwestern Missouri and said it was good "to do some of the normal duties in life." He helped his grandson shop for his first car and took his wife to a restaurant.

"It was encouraging to see first-hand this weekend that Missourians were finding a way to adapt and safely move forward," Parson said during a news conference.

"We remain confident in our recovery plan," Parson said.