A tornado injured at least 22 people and severely damaged multiple properties in Jonesboro, Ark. No fatalities have been reported, which officials attribute in part to social distancing and business closures.
in at least 26 states. Perrin, who ordered a 7 p.m. curfew after the tornado, said that people in his city have been taking the pandemic seriously. Jonesboro, located about 130 miles northeast of Little Rock, is home to more than 75,000 people.
Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott echoed Perrin's sentiments that actions taken to curb the pandemic may have helped the city avoid a larger injury count, but he also urged residents to continue social distancing despite the crisis, specifically saying not to leave their homes in the aftermath of the tornado to survey the damage it wrought.
"Stay in shelter, which you should be doing anyway, and be thankful that it wasn't worse than what we're looking at," Elliott told KAIT 8. The police department also
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