Road To Recovery Bringing Mixed Bag Of Reopenings, Continued Restrictions

Stephanie Stahl reports.

STREAMING LIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, I'MUKEE WASHINGTON.JESSICA IS OFF TODAY.THE ROAD TO RECOVERY INPHILADELPHIA WILL BRING AMIXED BAG OF REOPENINGS ANDCONTINUED RESTRICTIONS THISFRIDAY.CASES OF COVID-19 HAVE STARTEDTO INCREASE IN THE CITY WHICHIS WHY INDOOR DINING AND GYMSWILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPEN.BUT SHOPPING MALLS AND CASINOSARE GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT ASLONG AS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AREFOLLOWED.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL HAS BEEN TRACKING ALL OFTHESE DEVELOPMENTS AND BREAKSDOWN NOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN ONSTEPH.Reporter: HEY, UKEE, THEPHILADELPHIA HEALTHCOMMISSIONER IS TARGETING HIGHRISK ACTIVITIES EATING INSIDEA RESTAURANT AND WORKING OUTIN A GYM WHERE THE RISK OFSPREADING COVID-19 IS HIGHER.THEY WON'T BE ALLOWED TO OPENFOR ANOTHER MONTH.BUT RESTRICTIONS WILL BELIFTED FRIDAY ON A VARIETY OFOTHER LOCATIONS.PHILADELPHIA'S MODIFIEDREOPENING ON JULY 3RD WILL NOTINCLUDE INDOOR DINING OR GYMS.IT WAS A DIFFICULTDECISION.WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARERESTAURANTS OUT THERE ANDBUSINESS OWNERS THAT NEED TOMAKE A LIVING AND EMPLOYEESTHEY WANT TO EMPLOY.WE WANT TO GET THE ECONOMYGOING AS WELL.AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE VERYCONCERNED ABOUT THE EPIDEMIC.Reporter: THE HEALTHCOMMISSIONER OF PHILADELPHIASAYS SOME RESTRICTIONS AREBEING KEPT IN PLACE BECAUSECASES OF COVID-19 HAVEINCREASED MAINLY AMONG YOUNGPEOPLE.SOCIAL EVENTS AND TRAVEL,TRAVEL PARTICULARLY TO THEJERSEY SHORE.Reporter: SOME LOW RISKACTIVITIES WILL BE ALOUD TORESUME ON FRIDAY JULY 3RD WITHMASKS BEING REQUIRED.THAT INCLUDES MUSEUMS,LIBRARIES, INDOOR SHOPPING ANDCASINOS.THIS ADDS TO ACTIVITIESALREADY OPEN IN PHILADELPHIA.OUTDOOR DINING, SWIM CLUBS,SALONS AND SPAS.ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES MUSTFOLLOW OUR STATE GUIDANCE.Reporter: SAFETY MEASURESINCLUDE MASKS SOCIALDISTANCING PROTECTIVE SHIELDSAND LIMITING CROWDS.THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOINGTO IMPACT THIS VIRUS RIGHT NOWIS HOW WE BEHAVE SO WE'LL HAVETO BEHAVE IN A WAY TO PREVENTSPREAD FROM ONE PERSON TOANOTHER.Reporter: THE DECISION TOKEEP INDOOR DINING CLOSEDIMPACTS 4200 RESTAURANTS INTHE CITY.IF WE WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TOCONGA WITHOUT MASK THAT MIGHTMEAN ANOTHER SURGE IN CASES.Reporter: INDOOR DININGWILL BE RESTRICTED UNTILAUGUST 1ST ALONG WITH GYMS ANDFITNESS CENTERS.THERE'S EVIDENCE THATVIGOROUS ACTIVITY THAT CAUSESYOU TO BREATHE FAST PUTSPEOPLE NEARBY AT RISK.Reporter: DR. FARLEY SAYSWE HAVE TO GET USED TO LIVINGWITH THE CORONAVIRUS THATWON'T BE UNDER CONTROL UNTILTHERE'S A VACCINE.HE'S HOPING THE MODIFIEDREOPENING WITH SAFETYPRECAUTIONS WILL PREVENT ASPIKE IN CASES WHICH WOULD