Idaho entering phase two of Idaho Rebounds Saturday

Governor Little held a press conference on May 14 ahead of the state moving into phase two of Idaho Rebounds on Saturday.

FIRST UP TONIGHT....MUCH OF IDAHO ISGOING TO REOPENTHIS WEEKEND... AREYOU FEELING UP TOHEADING OUT?GOVERNOR BRADLITTLE SAYS IDAHO ISREADY FOR STAGETWO OF HISREOPENING PLAN.THAT MEANS ALL BUTFIVE PERCENT OFBUSINESSES WILL BEALLOWED OPEN THISSATURDAY."THE HEALTH ANDTHE ECONOMY ARENOT MUTUALLYEXCLUSIVE.

THEYAREINTERCONNECTED.WITHOUTBUSINESSES ANDINDIVIDUALSEXERCISING SAFEPRACTICES, WECANNOT REBOUNDTO THE PROSPERITYWE HAD BEFOREMARCH."THE GOVERNORSAYS HE'S MAKINGTHE DECISION BASEDON SCIENCE ANDTHAT IDAHO'SCORONAVIRUS CASESARE LOW ENOUGHAND HOSPITALCAPACITY IS HIGHENOUGH TO MOVEFORWARD.HE SAYS THATMEANSRESTAURANTS, GYMSAND BEAUTY SALONSCAN REOPEN BYFOLLOWING SPECIALGUIDELINES.BUT THE GOVERNORSIDESTEPPEDSEVERAL QUESTIONSON WHETHER THESTATE WILL CRACKDOWN ONBUSINESSES THATDON'T FOLLOW HISRECOMMENDATIONS.HE SAYS VIOLATORSWILL RUIN THECOMMUNITYSACRIFICE."ALL THOSESACRIFICES WILL BEFOR NAUGHT IFPEOPLE DON'TPRACTTICE GOODBEHAVIOR I TALKEDABOUT OVER ANDOVER IN MY ORDER.AGAIN, I BELIEVE INPERSONALRESPONSIBILITY OFTHE PEOPLE OFIDAHO AND A LITTLEPEER PRESSUREFROM NEIGHBORS INTHE COMMUNITYTHAT THE RIGHTTHING WILL BEDONE."THE GOVERNORURGED ALLIDAHOANS TOCONTINUE SOCIALDISTANCING,WEARING MASKS,AND USING COMMONSENSE TO KEEP THESTATE REBOUND ONTRACK.HE ALSOANNOUNCED ALLSMALL BUSINESSESCAN ORDER A 30 DAYSUPPLY OFPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT FROMTHE STATE BY GOINGTO SUPPLIES DOTIDAHO DOT GOV.WHEN IT COMES TOTESTING ANDCONTACT TRACING ...WHICH MOSTEXPERTS SAY AREVITAL TO REOPENINGSAFELY ... THEGOVERNOR SAYSMORE TESTS ARE ONTHE WAY ... BUT THEYSTILL HAVE TODOUBLE THE NUMBEROF CONTACTTRACERS TO REACHTHE PROPER LEVEL.