Gov. Murphy Reveals Six-Point Plan To Reopen New Jersey

Cleve Bryan reports.

STATE'S EVENTUAL REOPENING.NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN ISWHEN IT COULD START.REPORTER: MONDAY AFTERNOONNEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY UNVEILED I PLAN FORCOVID-19 RECOVERY THAT HECALLED THE ROAD BACK.IT HAS HAD SIX MILESTONES THATMUST HAPPEN IN THE FOLLOWSEQUENCE.HE WANTS TO SEES SUSTAINREDUCTIONNESS NEW CASES OFCOVID-19, THAT MEANS 14 DAYSOF THE FEWER NEW CASES AND NEWHOSPITALIZATIONS.SECOND HE WANTS SPANNEDTESTING THAT MEANS DOUBLINGROUGHLY 10,000 TESTS HAPPENINGPER DAY NOW AND ANTICIPATINGMEET AGO THIS GOAL BY EVEN OFTHE MAY.THIRD STEP IS ROBUST CONTACTTRACING, STATE NEEDS 1300 TO7,000 PEOPLE TRAINED TO DOCONTACT TRACING.FOURTH STATE MUST IDENTIFYFREE PLACES FOR PATIENT TOSSISOLATE, AND STEP FIVE ISACTUAL REOPENING, WHICH THEGOVERNOR SAYS WILL START WITHBUSINESSES AND ACTIVITIES THATARE DETERMINED TO BE THE MOSTESSENTIAL AND ALL FOR LOWESTRISK.FINALLY TO ENSURE RESILIENCEWE MUST FORTIFY HEALTH CARESYSTEM FOR FUTURE OUTBREAKSAND CREATE A STATE STOCKPILEOF EQUIPMENT.THIS VIRUS IS AMONG US ANDTASK IS TO CONTAIN IT AS BESTWE CAN BUT WITH OUR PUBLICHEALTH PROTOCOLS FIRMLY INPLACE AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMPREPARE, YOU SHOULD NOT FEARHEADING BACK TO WORK ORELSEWHERE.REPORTER: GOVERNOR MOVIESAYSES KNOWS PEOPLE BEEXPERIENCING FATIGUE WHEN ITCOMPANY ALSO TO STAY AT HOMEORDER WHICH REMAIN IN PLACEFOR NOW BUT AS LONG ASEVERYONE STAYS COMMITTED, IT