Pennsylvania Officials Issue Order To Better Protect Workers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Stephanie Stahl reports.

REPORTING LIVE IN CENTER CITY,MATT PETRILLO, CBS 3, "EYEWITNESS NEWS."MATT, THANK YOU WORKS IT BESAFE TO REOPEN?PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SECRETARYISSUED A NEW ORDER TODAY TOBETTER PROTECT WORKERSREQUIRING BUSINESSES TO ENSURESAFE WORK ENVIRONMENTS, THISAS THE NUMBER OF COVID-19CASES CONTINUES TO IMPROVE BUTNOT ENOUGH TO EASERESTRICTIONS, ACCORDING TOMANY OFFICIALS.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL IS HERE WITH THE LATESTON THAT.HI, STEPHANIE?JEST, A HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY COVID-19 IS STILLCIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY,AND DANGEROUS, AND WHILE THESITUATION HAS IMPROVED, THEYSAY, PEOPLE NEED TO CONTINUETO STAY HOME.WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVESUCCESS FLATTENING THE CAN YOUNUMBER OF NEW CORONAVIRUSCASES IN PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEENDECLINING, SOCIAL DISTANCINGAND THE STAY AT HOME ORDER AREBEING CREDITED.THE IMPROVED NUMBERS HAVE SOMESTATE LAWMAKERS WANT TO GOEASE RESTRICTIONS, AND ALLOWSOME BUSINESSES TO OPEN.I THINK IT LOOKS IMPORTANTTHING IS TO FOLLOW THE SCIENCE, LISTEN TO THE DOCTORS, AND DON'T DO ANYTHINGTHAT IS STUPID.AND DON'T OPEN TOO SOON,BECAUSE WE COULD -- COULDWINDS UP IN WORSE SITUATIONSTHAN WE ARE NOW.WE'RE IN THE NECESSARILYPAST THE WORSE OF THIS YET.HOSPITAL CASES ARE INCREASING IN PHILADELPHIA.SOME HOSPITALS ARE NEARCAPACITY, AND COULD BEGIN TODIVERT OR TRANSFER PATIENTS TOLESS CROWDED FACILITIES.OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE STILLPLENTY OF BEDS.OVERALL, THE NUMBER OF CASESAND DEATHS CONTINUES TOIMPROVE IN THE CITY.BUT THE HEALTH COMMISSIONERSAYS, NOT ENOUGH FORRESTRICTIONS TO BE EASED.I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN, IFWE START BEHAVING AS WE DIDBEFORE THE VIRUS WILL SURGEAGAIN.I KNOW FOR THOSE OF HOW HAVEBEEN COOPED UP INSIDE FORWEEKS NOW, IT IS DIFFICULT TOSTAY INSIDE.YOUR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS MAY BEGETTING ON YOUR NERVES, YOUWANT TO GET OUT AND DO THINGS,BUT PLEASE THE BEST THING FORTO YOU DO, BEST FOR YOU, BESTFOR YOUR FAMILY, BEST FORPHILADELPHIA OVERALL IS TONOW DOCTOR FARLEY SAYSTHERE ARE STILL ISSUES WITHTESTING SUPPLIES AND DELAYSWITH RESULTS WHICH COULDIMPACT DECISIONS ON RE-OPENINGBECAUSE OFFICIALS NEED THOSETEST RESULTS TO GAUGE THESPREAD OF THE VIRUS TUNEDETERMINE WHETHER IT WOULD BE