Two Dozen Pennsylvania Counties Move To Yellow Phase Of Reopening Plan

Natasha Brown reports.

6:00 STARTS RIGHT NOW.WE'RE GOING TO BEREOPENING FACILITIES IN THESECOUNTIES AS QUICKLY AS WE CANBUT WE WANT TO MAINTAIN PUBLICSAFETY.SIGNS THAT THE REGION'S ONTHE ROAD TO LEAST COVERRY.GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED FIRST PHASEOF THE REOPENING INPENNSYLVANIA AS SOME OUTDOORACTIVITIES ALSO RESUME IN OURAREA.THIS IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS"AT 6:00 AND WE ARE STREAMINGLIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.I'M UKEE WASHINGTON.HERE'S IS WHAT REOPENINGIN OUR AREA PENNSYLVANIA GOLFCOURSES MARINA, FISHING TRIPSAND PRIVATELY OWNED CAMPGROUNDOPENED UP TO DAY FOR THE FIRSTTIME IN MORE THAN A MONTH,CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ALSORESUMED TODAY IN THE KEYSTONESTATE.STATE PARKS AND GOLF COURSESIN NEW JERSEY WILL REOPEN,TOMORROW.SO FAR DELAWARE HAS NO PLANSTO REOPEN ANY FACILITIES THATHAVE BEEN CLOSED.WELL, THIS AFTERNOONPENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNORANNOUNCED TWO DOZEN COUNTIESARE MOVING TO THE SO-CALLEDYELLOW PHASE OF REOPENING BUTTHAT DOES NOT INCLUDEPHILADELPHIA'S FIVE COUNTYREGION.NATASHA BROWN REPORTS.WORKING TOGETHER WEPENNSYLVANIANS HAVE FLATTENTHE CURVE.REPORTER: AIR TWO MONTHS OFSTAY AT HOME ORDER, SOCIALDISTANCING GOVERNOR TOM WOLFMOVED PARTS OF THECOMMONWEALTH TOWARD REOPENINGTODAY I'M ANNOUNCING THATBEGINNING AT 12 WILL ZERO ONEFRIDAY MAY EIGHTH, NEXTFRIDAY, 24 COUNTIES WILL HAVESOME COVID-19 MITIGATIONRESTRICTIONS LIFTED.REPORTER: COUNTIES MOVINGIN THE YELLOW PHASE OF THEREOPENING PROCESS ARE IN THENORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRALREGIONS OF THE STATE.THEY WERE DEEMED READY TO MOVEFORWARD TO REOPENING OR YELLOWPHASE BECAUSE OF LOKOINDIVIDUAL 19 CASE COUNTS.THEY CONDUCT CONTACT TRACINGAND TESTING.HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYPHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHEASTERNREGION ARE STILL WEEKS FROMREOPENING.TWENTY-FOUR COUNTIES MOVINGFROM THE RED PHASE TO THEYELLOW PHASE WILL HAVE MANYBUSINESSES AND OTHERACTIVITIES REOPENING WITHREENGINEERED BUSINESS MODELS.BUT THEY MUST CONTINUE TOABIDE BY UNDERLYING MESSAGE OFTHE YELLOW PROCEED WITHCAUTION.REPORTER: NOT ALL LEASTDISTRIBUTIONS WILL BE LIFTED.LARGE GATHERINGS OF THE 25PEOPLE WILL BE PROHIBITED IN,PERSON RETAIL WILL BEALLOWABLE, WITH CURB SIDEDELIVERY PREFERRED, GYMS,SPAS, HAIR SALONS WILL BEREMAINING CLOSED ANDRESTAURANT AND BARS WILL BELIMITED TO CARRY OUT, DELIVERYONLY.WORKING FROM HOME MUST ALSOCONTINUE WHERE EVER POSSIBLE.WHILE GOVERNOR AND HEALTHOFFICIALS LOOK FORWARD TOMOVING MORE COUNTIES IN THEREOPENING PHASE, THEY CONTINUETO STRESS SAFETY MEASURES TOCOMBAT THE SPREAD OF THEVIRUS.PENNSYLVANIANS LIVING ACOUNTY ENTERING YELLOW PHASESHOULD CONTINUE TO DO THINGSLIKE SOCIAL DISTANCING.REPORTER: GOVERNOR WOLFMADE IT CLEAR THAT AFTERREOPENING PHASE IF HE DOES SEEMORE OUTBREAKS OF THECORONAVIRUS IN THESE COUNTIESTHAT HAVE BEEN REOPENED HE HASNO PROBLEM REHEARSING THE