Children and parents will have to find a new outdoor activity after the City of Omaha announced that parks will be closing due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The City of Omaha has closed all parks and playgrounds to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The city also encourages the public to limit to 10 people at a time at dog parks, which will remain open.
Meanwhile across the river in Council Bluffs, the Parks and Recreation Department has closed all playgrounds at city parks because of COVID-19 concerns. Parks and trails remain open there, but gatherings of 10 people or more are still prohibited.