Nebraska to loosen more coronavirus restrictions in June

Nebraska to loosen more coronavirus restrictions in June

GOOD EVENING, I'MJENNIFER GRISWOLD.GOVERNOR RICKETTSANNOUNCED HE'SEASING MORERESTRICTIONSSTATEWIDE.BARS HERE INDOUGLAS COUNTYHAVE BEEN CLOSEDFOR MORE THAN TWOMONTHS.WELL, NOW THEY CANREOPEN JUNE FIRSTAT 50 PERCENT OFTHEIR OCCUPANCY.BOTTLE CLUBS CANALSO REOPEN.PATRONS CANNOT SITAT THE BAR, BUT CANSIT AT TABLESSEPARATED SIX FEETAPART.ONLY SIX PEOPLE AREALLOWED IN A PARTY.MOST NEBRASKACOUNTIES CAN ENTERPHASE TWO OFLOOSENEDRESTRICTIONS.REPORTER PHILBERGMAN HAS MOREON THE BUSINESSESEAGER TO REOPENTHEIR DOORS BEFORETHE SUMMER.89 COUNTIES IN THESTATE, INCLUDINGTHE OMAHA AREA AREMOVING FROM PHASE1 TO PHASE 2 ON JUNE1.THE REMAININGCOUNTIES IN THESTATE WILL BEMOVING TO PHASE 1AT THAT TIME.ON THURSDAYAFTERNOONGOVERNOR PETERICKETTSANNOUNCED AMULTITUDE OFCHANGES COMING TOTHE STATE.WE ARE TURNING THISAROUND IN REALLYQUICK MANNER TOGIVE PEOPLE ACHANCE TO PLAN FORWHAT THINGS WILLLOOK LIKE ON JUNE1.

STARTING THEN,MOVIETHEATRESAUCTIONSZOOS LIBRARIESAND ARENAS CAN BEOPEN UNDER CERTAINRESTRICTIONS.ALL THESE PLACEHAVE RATEDOCCUPANCIES WHEREYOU CAN HAVE AMAXIMUM OF THEGREATER OF EITHER25 PEOPLE OR 25-PERCENT OF YOURRATED OCCUPANCY.BARS ARE SOME OFTHE BIGGESTWINNERS IN PHASETWOTHEY CAN BEOPEN AS LONG ASTHEY FOLLOW THESAME RULESRESTAURANTS HAVETO FOLLOW.IT WAS EXCITING, WEWERE SUPEREXCITED.WE HAVE A LOT OFPEOPLE TEXTING USAND THEY'RE EXCITEDFOR US.JORDAN ELLIS ANDKRIS FALKENAINERARE CO-OWNERS OFMALONEY'S IRISH PUBON 72 STREET.THEY SAID IT WASFRUSTRATING TO NOTOPEN WHEN THERESTAURANTS DIDEARLIER THIS MONTH.THE GUESSING GAMETHAT EVERYONE HASBEEN GOINGTHROUGH.TO HEAR NOW THATWE HAVE A DATE TOHAVE THE BARSREOPEN SAFELY.GAMES SUCH AS POOLAND DARTS STILLCAN'T BEPLAYEDINHERENTLYBARS INVOLVE A LOTOF CLOSECONTACTTHEOWNERS SAY THEY'REMAKING SUREPATRONS CAN BESAFE INSIDE WHILEGRABBING A DRINK.WE MOVED OURTABLES AROUND, WECUT OFF CERTAINSECTIONS AND WETOOK A TAPEMEASURE AROUND TOSEE WHAT IS SIXFEET.AMONG THE OTHERCHANGES GOVERNORRICKETTSANNOUNCEDADULTSPORTS CONTESTSCAN START JUNE18MALONEY'S RUNS ASUMMER BEACHVOLLEYBALL LEAGETHAT THEY SAY ISCRUCIAL TO THEIRBUSINESS.IT'S OUR SUMMER.THAT'S WHAT KEEPSUS GOING THROUGHTHE WINTER.I SPOKE ON THEPHONE WITH A FEWOTHER BAR OWNERSAND MANAGERS INTHE OMAHA AREA.ALL OF THEM SAIDTHEY ARE EXCITED TOBE OPENED UP ONJUNE FIRST THOUGHONE SAID SHE ISWORRIED ABOUT HERPATRONS STAYING SIXFEET APART AT ALLTIMES.REPORTING IN THEOLD MARKET INOMAHA, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.THE SAMEGUIDELINES WILLCONTINUE FORRESTAURANTS.BUT BEAUTY SALONSAND MASSAGETHERAPY CAN NOWHAVE 25 PEOPLE OR50% OF THEIROCCUPANCY.NOT LONG AFTER THEGOVERNORANNOUNCED THOSELOOSENEDRESTRICTIONS..OMAHA'S HENRYDOORLY ZOO ANDAQUARIUMANNOUNCED IT WILLRE-OPEN TO PUBLIC.THE ZOO HAS BEENCLOSED SINCE MARCH16-TH.OFFICIALS SAYTHEY'VE LOSTMILLIONS OF DOLLARSIN REVENUE DUE TOTHE CLOSURE.THEY'VE ALSO HAD TOELIMINATE POSITIONSAND FURLOUGHEDEMPLOYEES.TUESDAY- THE ZOOPLANS TO LAY OUTTHE DETAILS OF ITSREOPENING THATWILL INCLUDESIGNIFICANTFUNERAL HOMES ANDWEDDING RECEPTIONVENUES MAY ALSOREOPEN ON JUNEFIRST.THEY'LL BE LIMITED TO25 PEOPLE OR 50PERCENT OF ITSOCCUPACY.DANCES AND OTHERSOCIAL EVENTSWHERE GUESTSWOULD NEED TOGATHER OUTSIDETHEIR RESPECTIVETABLES ARE NOTALLOWED.IN DOUGLASCOUNTY...EVENTS WITH MORETHAN ONE-THOUSANDPEOPLE NEEDAPPROVAL FROM THEHEALTH DEPARTMENTFIRST.IN OTHER COUNTIES...THEY CANNOTEXCEED 500 PEOPLEWITHOUT THATAPPROVAL.THE MAXIMUM ISTHREE-THOUSANDPEOPLE AT AGATHERING.DRIVE-IN MOVIETHEATERS CANREOPEN AT FULLCAPACITY...OTHER EVENTS LIKECARNIVALS ANDSTREET DANCESCANNOT TAKE PLACE.GOVERNOR PETERICKETTS ALSOANNOUNCEDNEBRASKANS CANPARTICIPATE IN MORESPORTS NEXT MONTH.TENNIS AND GOLFHAVE BEEN ALLOWED.NOW, VOLLEYBALLAND RODEOS...WILL BE ABLE TOFOLLOW THE SAMEGUIDELINES THATWERE ALREADYANNOUNCED FORBASEBALL ANDSOFTBALL EARLIERTHIS MONTH.PRACTICES MAYSTART UP ON JUNEFIRST ANDCOMPETITIONS ONJUNE 18TH.THE NUMBER OFCOVID-19 POSITIVECASE