You can watch Gov. Little’s July 9 announcement about Idaho reopening, K-12 education

If you missed the actual press conference at noon on July 9, you still can watch Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s announcement about the future of Idaho’s four-stage reopening plan, and the plans for reopening the state’s K-12 school system in the fall of 2020.

Earlier this week, Central District Health outlined stark numbers of increasing hospitalizations at the St. Luke’s and Saint Alphonsus Health Systems of COVID-19 cases. The health care system’s leaders expressed real concerns about Idaho’s limited testing abilities and possible stress on Boise intensive care units.

Five Idaho cities — Boise, Hailey, McCall, Driggs and Moscow — have implemented their own public health orders mandating that masks be worn in public.

Central District Health is discussing potential county-wide mask mandates for Ada and Valley counties, but the restriction hasn’t been imposed yet.

Watch the livestream of Gov. Little’s press conference below. If you don’t see it, please refresh your browser.

This story was originally published July 9, 2020 at 10:20 AM.