City of Milwaukee moves into Phase 4

The city of Milwaukee moves into Phase 4 of COVID-19 orders

BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS ANDTESTING DATA... MILWAUKEECONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD INEASING RESTRICTIONS... AS OFTODAY, THE CITY IS NOW INPHASE FOUR OF THE "MOVINGMILWAUKEE FORWARD" RE-OPENINGPLAN.

OUR RYAN JENKINS JOINSUS TO SHARE WHAT EXACTLY THISMEANS...RJ: Phase four of milwaukee'sre-opening plan beginsWednesday.

In many cases itwill still include curbsidepickup, in many cases - socialdistancing, and of course handsanitizer and masks but peoplewho work at these businessessay they're excited tonavigate this new normal.08:47:06 For me, I'm stillworking from home, wearing amask and not ready to goinside restaurants.MILWAUKEERESIDENT JEANNE GERACI ISHESITANT AS THE CITY MOVESINTO PHASE FOUR OF ITS "MOVINGMILWAUKEE FORWARD" PLAN - BUTSHE SAYS SHE TRUSTS THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT'S DECISION.UNDERPHASE FOUR OF RE-OPENINGBUSINESSES LIKE BARS ANDRESTAURANTS CAN NOW OPERATE AT50 PERCENT CAPACITY ... UPFROM 25 PERCENT.MA FISCHER'S,ON MILWAUKEE'S EAST SIDE, ISNOW COMFORTABLE EXTEND ITSHOURS DUE TO THE ADDITIONALRESTRICTIONS BEING LIFTED.(HEIDI PANOS, OWNER OF MAFISCHER'S)09:37:10 Friday andsaturday we'll be open 24hours.

OWNER HEDI PANOS SAYSIT'S NOW UP TO EVERYONE TO DOTHEIR PART IN KEEPING THEBUSINESSES OPEN.

09:37:44 Wearyour mask in, leave your maskon when you order, of course,take it off when you eat, putit back on when you leave.

Allgood!

SOME BUSINESSES CHOOSETO STAY CLOSED.

SHAWNETTESMART, WHOSE FAMILY OWNS THEUPTOWNER, SAID THEY'RE WAITINGFOR INFORMATION PROVING TOTHEM THE VIRUS IS GOING AWAY.(Shawnette Smart, Owner of TheUptowner)08:50:28 I just feelthat if we stay closed, we cannip this in the bud sooner.MEANWHILE - AT NEROLI SALON,(Sarah Milanowski, HairStylist) 09:25:08 Its kind ofexciting but kind of stillscary at the same time.

SARAHMILANOWSKI CONTINUES TO USE AFACE MASK, AND TO SCREEN THETEMPERATURE OF EACH CLIENTDOING HER BEST TO STAY SAFE.09:25:11 We don't want ournumbers to rise more and wedon't want to contribute tothat as well.

RJ: THERE'S ONLYONE MORE PHASE IN MILWAUKEE'SRE-OPENING PLAN.

IT'S STILL TOEARLY TO TELL WHEN MILWAUKEEWILL BE ABLE TO FULLY RE-OPEN.