Philadelphia Region Will Soon Move To Green Phase

Howard Monroe reports.

COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLEBIT.FIRST TIME SINCE THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK, THEPHILADELPHIA REGION WILL SOONGET THE GREEN LIGHT.THE AREA SHIFTED TO THE YELLOWPHASE IN EARLY JOIN.AND NOW READY TO GO GREEN COMENEXT FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH.BUT, THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIAWILL STILL HAVE A FEWRESTRICTIONS, "EYEWITNESSNEWS" REPORTER HOWARD MONROEJOINS US LIVE IN UNIVERSITYCITY THIS MORNING TO BREAK ITALL DOWN FOR US, MORNING,HOWARD.REALLY DOES DEPEND ON WHEREYOU LIVE, WHILE BARBER SHOPSAND SWIM CLUBS WILL BE ABLE TOOPEN, THERE ARE SOMERESTRICTIONS IN YOU ARE IN THECITY.REMAINING CLOSED, CHESTERCLUBS IN MONTGOMERY LANCASTERAVENUE ARDMORE, LEARNED JUSTYESTERDAY, THAT THEY CAN ALLOWINDOOR DINING BEGINNING NEXTFRIDAY.BUT RESTAURANT CAN ONLY HAVE50% CAPACITY, OTHER BUSINESSESLIKE CLOTHING STORES AND OTHERRESALE SHOPS CAN BEGINOPERATING AT 75% CAPACITY.MANY OF THESE BUSINESS HAVESBEEN CLOSED FOR OVER 15 WEEKS,AND HOWEVER, MAYOR JIM KENNEYSAYS, THIS IS ALL DETERMINEDON THE NUMBER EVERYCORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUINGTO TREND DOWNWARD.AS WE SAID BEFOREPHILADELPHIA WILL ALLOW GREENPHASE ACTIVITIES TO RESTARTWHEN ACHIEVING CERTAIN TARRINGTHAT'S MEASURE PROGRESSAGAINST THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC.OUR OWN ACTIONS WILL DETERMINEWHETHER OR NOT WE CAN CONTINUETO MOVE FORWARD OR NOT, ASYOU'VE SEEN IN OTHER AREAS OFTHE COUNTRY THAT, THATIRRESPONSIBILITY HAS SET THEMBACK.SO LET'S NOT GO THERE.NOW, AS FROM PHILADELPHIA,INDOOR DINING, GYMS, MUSEUMSTHERE IS CAN HE OPEN UP ONJULY 3RD, HOWEVER, HIGHER RISKACTIVITIES LIKE CONCERTS, ON