Cooling Down From Heat During Pandemic Is Difficult

Trang Do reports.

TO BE MOVING IN TO GIVE US ABREAK IN THE FULL EYEWITNESSFORECAST COMING UP IN A FEW.CROSSWALK.UKEE.COOLING DOWN FROM THE HEATDURING A VIRAL PANDEMIC AREMAKING THINGS MORECOMPLICATED.NEW QUESTIONS TO CONSIDERABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERTRANG DO JOINS US FROM LOGANSQUARE WITH THAT PART OF OURCOVERAGE.Reporter: ON HOT DAY LIKETODAY YOU CAN SEE TONS OFPEOPLE IN THE LOGAN SQUAREFOUNTAIN BUT TAKE A LOOK IT'SSURROUNDING BY BARRICADES.THAT'S BECAUSE FOUNTAINS ANDSPRAYGROUNDS HAVE BEEN SHUTDOWN AND CLOSED OFF DUE TOCOVID-19 LEAVING LITTLE RELIEFFOR CITY RESIDENTS.WITH THE TEMPERATURES AROUND90 TODAY WE CAUGHT UP WITHLITTLE ONES RUN AROUND THEFOUNTAIN AT DILLWORTH PARK.THE CITY SPRAYGROUNDS WILLOPEN UP ON A ROLLING BASISSTARTING JULY 6TH AND WILL BELIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE OR FEWER.MEANWHILE, PEOPLE COOLED OFFUNDER THE SHADE OF UMBRELLASAND COLD DRINKS IN THE PARKAND AT THE OLDE CITY BEERGARDEN ON MARKET STREET.CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY AREWORKING ON BALANCING THE NEEDTO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM THEHEAT WITH THE NEED TO PROTECTPEOPLE FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.WHEN YOU HAVE A WORKINGGROUP THAT IS VERY FOCUSED ONHEAT GETTING SURE SPRAYGROUNDSARE LAUNCHED LIBRARIES SHOULDBE OPENED SOON AS WELL ASINTERIORS OF MALLS.ALL OF THAT WORK IS ONGOINGAND WE SHOULD HAVE ADDITIONALMEASURES IN PLACE SHORTLY.WE DO THINK THAT AS THEWEATHER GETS HOT THAT PEOPLESHOULD CALL THEIR VULNERABLERELATIVES, FRIENDS OR EVENNEIGHBORS AND CHECK ON THEMAND IF THEY'RE NOT DOING WELLSEE HOW THEY CAN HELP THEM.Reporter: NOW, IF YOUNEED HELP, THE PHILADELPHIACORPORATION FOR AGING HAS AHEAT LINE.THAT NUMBER IS (215)765-9040.HOWEVER, ANY CITY RESIDENT CANCALL IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONSREGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE.