Each of the four phases is scheduled to last for a minimum of three weeks, according to the announcement, but could last longer.
Officials could also choose to backtrack to an earlier phase “if public health data trends are negative.”
-- CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES.WE HAVE NEWSCENTER 5 REPORTERSSTANDING BY.ANTOINETTE LET’S GO THROUGHTHESE FOR YOU.PHASE ONE OF THE REOPENING WOULDALLOW LIMITED INDUSTRIES TOREOPEN WITH SEVERE RESTRICTIONS.PHASE TWO IS CALLED CAUTIOUS,ALLOWING ADDITIONAL BUSINESSESTO REOPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS ANDCAPACITY LIMITS.FOLLOWED BY THE VIGILANT PHASE,MORE REOPENINGS.AND FINALLY WHAT THE GOVERNORCALLS THE NEW NORMAL, WHEN AVACCINE OR THERAPY REDUCES THERISK OF THE VIRUS.ERIKA: SO, AGAIN, PHASE ONE ISUNDERWAY.REOPENING WITH RESTRICTIONS.ANTOINETTE: HAIR SALON ANDBARBERSHOPS CAN REOPEN IAPPOINTMENT ONLY.PET GROOMERS CAN REOPEN WITHCURBSIDE PICKUP.RETAILS SHOPS CAN REOPEN WITHREMOTE FULFILLMENT AND CURBSIDEPICKUP ONLY.ERIK LAB SPACES CAN REOPENOUTSIDE OF BOSTON.OFFICE SPACES IN BOSTON CANREOPEN JUNE 1.GOV.
BAKER I FULLY EXPECT ON AGO FORWARD BASIS, BECAUSE OF THEINCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF ANXIETYTHAT COMES WITH BOTH ENDS OFTHIS PICTURE, WHICH IS THECONCERN ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEALTHPEAS, WHICH WE COMPLETELYUNDERSTAND AND SPEND ATREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIMEMONITORING, GOD BLESS THE PEOPLEOF MASSACHUSETTS.ON THE ECONOMIC SIDE, THERE’STREMENDOUS ANXIETY ASSOCIATEDWITH THAT AND WE UNDERSTAND THATAS WELL.ANTOINETTE: WHAT COMES AFTERTHIS PHASE?THERE’S NO DATE FOR WHEN WE WILLMOVE TO PHASE TWO, BUT EACHPHASE WILL BE AT LEAST THREEWEEKS.PHASE TWO WILL INCLUDEADDITIONAL RETAIL, RESTAURANTS,LODGING, NAIL SALONS AND DAYSPAS.RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN PLACEFOR ALL OF THESE INDUSTRIES ASTHEY REOPEN.ER
Checklists published by state officials Friday detail a series of required steps restaurants and hotels must take before reopening.
Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to announce a phased plan to reopen the economy.
