What is COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri?
The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] first reached the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]] during early March 2020. The first case of [[COVID-19]] to affect Missouri was a woman from [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor Parson Says the First Missouri Case is a Young Woman Who Had Studied Abroad in Italy|publisher=KMBC TV|url=https://www.kmbc.com/article/gov-mike-parsons-office-announces-first-missouri-covid-19-case/31270932|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> She was a student from [[Indiana University]]. She was studying abroad in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]. She flew into the [[O'Hare International Airport]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The following day, the college student traveled to [[St. Louis]] with [[Amtrak]].<ref>{{cite web|title=County Says a Father Ignored the Coronavirus Quarantine Directive|publisher=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/09/coronavirus-quarantine-school-dance|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> The Missouri Governor [[Mike Parson]] made an announcement on March 18 that a [[Boone County, Missouri|Boone County]] male in his 60s was the first COVID-19 death for the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boone County Records Missouri's First COVID-19 Death|publisher=KMIZ ABC 17|url=https://abc17news.com/news/2020/03/18/boone-county-records-missouris-first-covid-19-death|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> Governor Parson declared a [[state of emergency]] on March 13.<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor Parson Signs the Executive Order 20–02 Declaring a State of Emergency in Missouri|publisher=Governor.mo.gov|url=https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-parson-signs-executive-order-20-02-declaring-state-emergency|access-date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526050851/https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-parson-signs-executive-order-20-02-declaring-state-emergency|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[National Park Service]] closed the [[Gateway Arch]] and its related [[museum]] s