Bars struggling to survive, amid uncertainty about Phase 2 timeline

Even though some things slated to open during Phase 2 are already reopening, bars, pubs, and nightclubs still have to wait until completion of Phase 1 and a consistent drop in cases of COVID-19.

WE’RE BACK AFTER RIGHT NOWYOU’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT..(DESCRIBE WEATHER)WELL TODAY IS A BIG DAY ASBUSINESSES LIKE *GYMS TAKE THEIRFIRST STEPS TOWARD REBOUNDINGFROM THE CORONAVIRUS CRISISEVEN OTHER BUSINESSES WHO WE’VEALREADY SEEN REOPEN LIKERESTAURANTS AND RETAIL...NOWABLE TO WELCOME *MORE GUESTS.BUT FOR OTHERS... THE CLOSEDSIGNS WILL REMAIN UP AND TPATH TOWARD REBOUNDING SEEMSMUCH FURTHER AWAJESSICA EXPLAINS THE BUSINESSESLEFT OUT UNDER FLORIDA’S *FULLPHASE ONE PLAN TO REOPENONE GROUP OF BUSINESSESNOTICEABLY LEFT FROM THE LIST...ARE BARS.MANY WE’VE SPOKEN WITH OVER THELAST FEW WEEKS TELL US THIS ONLYMAKES THEIR PATH TOWARSURVIVING AND REBOUNDING MOREUNCERTAIN.VODESPITE BUSINESSES LIKE GYMS,FITNESS CENTERS, BARBERSHOPS ANDSALONS JOINING THE LIST OFBUSINESSES ALLOWED TO BEGINREOPENING..NOT MUCH CHANGES FOR OTHERS.BARS REMAIN CLOSED, WHILERESTAURANTS ARE ABLE TO UP THEIRCAPACITY FROM 25 TO 50-PERCENTSTARTING TODAYTHIS -- AS FLORIDA ENTERS ITS*FULL PHASE ONE PLAN TO REOPEN.LOCAL BAR OWNERS WE’VE SPOKENWITH ARE GROWING FRUSTRATESAYING THEY FEEL FORGOTTEN BYTHE STATE’S PLAN... AND FEAR FORTHEIR SURVIVAL.CASSANDRA AMATO// BAR OWNER"i don’t see why i can go todinner and sit at a restaurant.but not have 10 people in myestablishment"BUTTEVEN THOUGH SOME THINGS SLATEDTO OPEN DURING PHASE TWO ARALREADY REOPENING... BARS, PUBS,AND NIGHTCLUBS STILL HAVE TOWAIT UNTIL COMPLETION OF PHASEONE AND A CONSISTENT DROP INCASES OF COVID-19.IN ADDITION TO BARS... MOVIETHEATERS REMAIN CLOSED.TAG:I’M WORKING TO CONFIRMDEFINITIVE TIMELINE FOR PHASETWO, FOR THOSE WHO WON’T BE ABLETO OPEN THEIR DOORS TODAY.AS SOON AS WE HAVE