Philadelphia Moves Into Yellow Phase Of Reopening

Jan Carabeo reports.

POLICE ARE NOW GATHERINGSURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE HOPING ITWILL HELP THEM IN THEIRINVESTIGATION.IN OTHER NEWS HERE THISMORNING, THE STAY AT HOMEORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED INPHILADELPHIA AND SURROUNDINGCOUNTIES.AND AS OF THIS MORNING WE ARENOW IN THE YELLOW PHASE OFRE-OPENING."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER JANCARABEO IS LIVE THIS MORNINGIN CENTER SIT WHICH MORE ONWHAT THAT MEANS, AND, JAN,CERTAINLY BIG STEP TOWARDRE-OPENING IN THIS PROCESS.YES, GETTING BACK TO SOMESORT OF NORMALCY.BUT IT DOES COME WITHRESTRICTIONS.A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL EXCITEDABOUT THIS.THIS MEANS, THAT THERE ARE NOLONGER ANY COUNTIES IN THESTATE OF PENNSYLVANIA STILL INTHE RED PHASE.WE'RE ALL IN THE YELLOW PHASE,BUT, AGAIN, YOU CAN'T DOEVERYTHING, IT IS NOT GOINGALL BACK TO NORMAL, THE YELLOWPHASE, THOUGH, IS MEANT AS THENEXT STEP, IN RE-OPENING THEECONOMY WITH HELP AND SAFETYIN MIND.PHILADELPHIA AND ITSSURROUNDING COUNTIES, HAVEFINALLY JOINED THE REST OF THESTATE IN THE YELLOW PHASE OFHEALTH EXPERTS ARE NOWCONFIDENT IN THAT DECISIONAFTER TRACKING A DRASTIC DROPIN THE REGION'S POSITIVECORONAVIRUS CASES OVER THEPAST FEW WEEKS.WE HAVE A PLAN FOR USMOVING TO THE YELLOW PHASE IFTHE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO MOVEAND LOOK GOOD AND IF THENUMBERS DO CONTINUE TO LOOKGOODY DO THINK THE NUMBERSJUSTIFY US MOVING TO THE NEXTPHASE.IN PENNSYLVANIA'S YELLOWPHASE, RESTRICTIONS ARE STILLIN PLACE.TELLE WORK MUST CONTINUE WHEREFEASIBLE, CHILDCARE MAYREOPEN, BUT SCHOOLS WILLREMAIN CLOSED FOR IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION.IN-PERSON RETAIL IS ALLOWEDBUT CURBSIDE AND DELIVERIESPREFERABLE, AND GYMS, SPA'S,HAIR AND NAIL SALONS,ENTERTAINMENT VENUES INCLUDINGCASINOS AND THESE LETTERSREMAIN CLOSED.BUSINESSES RESTARTING THEIRIN-PERSON OPERATIONS MUSTFOLLOW STRICT SAFETY ORDERS.IT INVOLVES MASKS, BARRIERSLIKE THE PLEXIGLASS YOU MIGHTSEE AT CASH REGISTERS,DISTANCING, REDUCING CROWDS,IN BUILDINGS, NO MORE THANFIVE PEOPLE PER THOUSANDSQUARE FEET.PHILADELPHIA IS TAKING ANEVEN MORE MEASURED APPROACH TORE-OPENING, EVEN THOUGHALLOWED BY THE STATE THE SITLYNOT ALLOW OUTDOOR DINING.INSTEAD STEAD WE INTEND TOALLOW OUTDOOR BUSINESSES,OUTDOOR SEATING BEGINNING NEXTFRIDAY, JUNE 12TH.AND UNLIKE THE STATE, THECITY OF PHILADELPHIA IS NOTYET RECOMMENDING GATHERINGS OF25 PEOPLE.WE DON'T RECOMMEND, CAN BEVERY HIGH RISK.NOW, EARLIER THIS WEEK,THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THATTHE RECENT PROTEST WOULDSDELAY PHILLY FROM MOVING INTOTHE YELLOW PHASE, CLEARLY,THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.BUT IT DID DELAY THATRE-OPENING OF OUTDOOR DININGIN THE CITY, CITY OFFICIALSSAY THEY STILL NEED TO DEVELOPA GUIDANCE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.BUT AGAIN, AS YOU HEARD, THATEXPECTED TO HAPPEN NEXTFRIDAY.REPORTING LIVE IN CENTER CITY