COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will give an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and address the safety guidelines for fall sports for school districts in the state on Tuesday.
The briefing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Watch it live in the media player below.
DeWine and his team have been working with the Ohio High School Athletic Association to create guidelines to make fall sports, especially contact sports such as football, as safe as possible for student-athletes.
"This is a decision that is going to be made by our parents," DeWine said last week."It’s gonna be a decision that’s gonna be made by schools. They’re going to make those decisions."
Last week, DeWine also said that fans able to attend fall sporting events will be restricted but the goal is to allow parents and guardians to attend the competitions.
"We want the athletes to compete. We want the young people to have their season, but we want to do it as safely as possible,” DeWine said. “And so this will be a little disruptive for some people, but what we want to make sure is that the parents, people who mean a lot to that particular child have the opportunity to see them. And then for the rest of us — we’ll have to hear about the game or maybe we can pick it up on the internet, YouTube, but it's about the kids.”
If DeWine does approve football to resume this fall, OHSAA has already voted on and outlined a plan for the season.
RELATED: Why the decision on whether or not to play high school sports this fall is such a difficult one
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
See complete coverage on our Coronavirus Continuing Coverage page.
Rebound Northeast Ohio News 5's initiative to help people through the financial impact of the coronavirus by offering one place to go for information on everything available to help and how to access it. We're providing resources on:
Getting Back to Work - Learn about the latest job openings, how to file for benefits and succeed in the job market.
Making Ends Meet - Find help on topics from rent to food to new belt-tightening techniques.
Managing the Stress - Feeling isolated or frustrated? Learn ways to connect with people virtually, get counseling or manage your stress.
Doing What's Right - Keep track of the way people are spending your tax dollars and treating your community.
We're Open! Northeast Ohio is place created by News 5 to open us up to new ways of thinking, new ways of gathering and new ways of supporting each other.
Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Ohio, a timeline of Governor Mike DeWine's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Northeast Ohio, and link to more information from the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, the CDC and the WHO.
See data visualizations showing the impact of coronavirus in Ohio, including county-by-county maps, charts showing the spread of the disease, and more.
The CDC and the Ohio Department of Health are now recommending the use of cloth face coverings in public to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Read more about the CDC's recommendation here. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to make a face maskfrom common household materials, without having to know how to sew.
View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.
