ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis-area residents have been ordered to stay indoors to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has sickened nearly 130 people in Missouri.

The Monday shelter-in-place order in St. Louis took effect a day before such orders were set to be enforced in the Kansas City and St. Joseph areas. The orders call for residents to remain in their homes unless they have a vital reasons to go out, such as to go to the grocery store or pharmacy.

The St. Louis-area order comes after four teachers and the parent of a preschool student in Creve Couer tested positive for the disease.

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Date: Mar 23, 2020 9:30AM (GMT 14:30)
Slug: AP-MO–Virus Outbreak-Missouri
Headline: People in Missouri’s biggest cities ordered to stay home
Source: AP
Copyright: AP
Dateline: ST. LOUIS