Watch: Coronavirus update from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds for Thursday, May 21

The Gazette

May. 19, 2020 11:14 am, Updated: May. 21, 2020 12:20 pm

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds provides an update on the coronavirus in Iowa at 11 a.m. today.

She is speaking from the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston. The news conference will be livestreamed and viewable on this page.

The governor on Wednesday said the coronavirus pandemic has stabilized enough in the state for her to allow indoor movie theaters, zoos, museums, aquariums and wedding reception venues to resume operations Friday — but only with public health measures to ensure social distancing and proper hygiene.

WHAT'S NEW: Get the latest numbers, news and updates on our coronavirus page.

Gov. Kim Reynolds is seen on a monitor as she updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during an April 30 news conference at the state emergency operations center in Johnston. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds holds a news conference on COVID-19 at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa, on Friday, May 15, 2020. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP, Pool)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, pool)

Deputy Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health Sarah Reisetter speaks at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register, pool photo)