Benchmarks released for paused businesses to safely reopen in Arizona

Benchmarks released for paused businesses to safely reopen in Arizona

BUSINESSES TO SAFELY REOPEN --WHILE PROVIDING A ROAD MAP FORBUSINESSES CLOSED BY EXECUTIVEORDER -- TO APPLY FORREOPENING.

9 ON YOUR SIDE'SCIARA ENCINAS BREAKS DOWN THENEW METRICS -- THAT ONE LOCALBUSINESS OWNER CALLSCONFUSING.

49-1:23áDARRELL, THE MUSIC BOX:"EVERYBODY I'VE TALKED TODOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ITMEANS.

ITS BENCHMARKS, BUT ITSA BUNCH OF BENCHMARKS THAT AREMORE STRICT THAN THEY ARE FORTHE PLACES THAT ARE ALREADYOPEN." THAT'S HOW DARRELL ANDTAMMY HARRISON FEEL ABOUT THENEW BENCHMARKS INTRODUCED BYTHE STATE FOR BARS, GYMS,THEATERS AND MORE.

THEY OWNTHE MUSIC BOX- A SMALL BAR ONTHE EAST SIDE THAT HAS BEENCLOSED FOR WEEKS.

THEBENCHMARKS ARE MADE UP OFTHREE LEVELS SUBSTANTIALMODERATE AND MINIMAL.

EACHMEASURES THE RATE OFTRANSMISSION IN A COUNTY.

INORDER FOR (SOME PAUSEDBUSINESSES TO REOPEN ATLIMITED CAPACITY THEIRCOUNTIES NEED LESS THAN 10PERCENT TRANSMISSION.

"FOR THEWEEK OF THE 26TH, THEY WERE AT9.1% AND FOR THE WEEK OF 7/19THEY WERE AT 9.7%.

SO REALLYCLOSE" ONCE BUSINESSES BEGINTO REOPEN THEIR DOORS, THEYMUST PROVE THEY ARE FOLLOWINGREQUIRE SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDHEALTH GUIDELINES.

BUT BAROWNERS LIKE TAMMY AND DARREL -WON'T BE ALLOWED TO OPEN THEIRDOORS IN THE MODERATE STAGE.DARRELL: "WE WILL DO ANYTHINGTHAT WE CAN DO TO GET OPEN BUTTHEY'RE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLEFOR US TO OPEN." ONCE THECOUNTY HITS A MODERATE LEVELOWNERS CAN PRESENT THE STATEWITH EXAMPLES THAT THEY'REGOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO STOPTHE TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS.THAT PROCESS WILL TAKE UPWARDSOF TWO WEEKS.

SO FOR THE MUSICBOX AND OTHER BARS IT COULDSTILL BE A MONTH BEFORE THEYCAN OPEN AT ALL.

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