In the meantime, Gipson suggests Mississippians limit unnecessary travel and purchase fuel only as needed.
He shared the following statement on Tuesday.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson encourages the public across Mississippi to refrain from “panic buying” fuel due to the halted operations of the Colonial Pipeline. Colonial Pipeline expects to restore operations by the end of this week.
“In the meantime,” Commissioner Gipson suggests, “the best things we can do are: 1) limit unnecessary travel; and 2) purchase fuel only as needed.”
“I want to encourage the public across the state to purchase the fuel they need, but not over buy or panic purchase fuel. Mississippi does not face a gas shortage due to the pipeline disruption, but panic buying could exhaust, and in some cases has already exhausted some local station supplies. The Department’s Regulatory Services Bureau is closely monitoring this situation,” said Commissioner Gipson.
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Members of the House Committee on Health and the Committee on Science and Technology approved in a joint hearing on Tuesday, March 9, the bill that consolidates eight proposals for the creation of the said government body amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The proposed virology institute, to be attached to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), “shall serve as the primary research and development institute” for all areas in viruses and viral diseases in plants, animals, and humans.
The institute shall also be in charge of operating laboratories, including “high containment” facilities, for disease prevention and epidemiological studies.