COVID-19 Restrictions Loosening In New Jersey

Natasha Brown reports.

STREAMING LIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M UKEEWASHINGTON.I'M JESSICA KARTALIJA INTHE CBS3 NEWSROOM.COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ARELOOSENING IN THE STATE OF NEWJERSEY.WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION JUSTRELEASED.GOOD NEWS.AND NATASHA BROWN STARTSOUR BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE.Reporter: DRASTICREDUCTIONS IN COVID-19 CASESAND HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUETO ALLOW NEW JERSEY TO MOVEINTO THE LATTER STAGE OF PHASETWO REOPENINGS.GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY ANNOUNCEDCASINOS AND RACETRACKSTHROUGHOUT THE GARDEN STATEWILL REOPEN JULY 2ND JUSTAHEAD OF FOURTH OF JULY.SAFETY PROTOCOLS WILL BE INPLACE FOR VISITORS ANDEMPLOYEES.THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCEDREOPENING OF INDOOR DININGWITH MODIFIED CAPACITY LIMITSAT RESTAURANTS BEGINNINGJULY 2ND.THE CASINOS IN ATLANTICCITY WILL REOPEN ON THURSDAY,JULY 2ND AND MAY OPERATE AT25% OF THEIR CAPACITY.Reporter: NEW JERSEYOFFICIALS IN CONJUNCTION WITHTHE HEALTH EXPERTS ARE WORKINGTO SOLIDIFY SAFETY MEASURESBUT THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T MINCEWORDS ON HOW SERIOUS THESEPOLICIES WILL BE TAKEN.YOU COULD ALSO EXPECTDENSITY LIMIT OR CAPACITYLIMITS TO ENSURE SOCIALDISTANCING WHILE INSIDE THECASINOS AMONG OTHER MEASURES.IF ANY -- I HATE TO SAY THISFOLKS, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO --WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.IF ANY VISITOR REFUSES TOCOMPLY WITH THESE SIMPLESAFEGUARDS YOU WILL BEESCORTED OUT OF THE CASINO.WE ARE NOT GOING TO TOLERATEANY KNUCKLE HEADS.Reporter: GOVERNOR MURPHYSAYS IF ANYTHING ABOUT THE