Why can't Gyms open?

NEXT TONIGHT...AT LEAST 29 STATESARE SEEING A RISE INCOVID-19CASES..HOSPITALIZATIONS SURGING IN 21..ON THE FLIP SIDE...NEW YORK HAS JUSTREACHED A NEWMILESTONE IN THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.FOR THE FIRST TIMESINCE THE MIDDLE OFMARCH... FEWER THANONE THOUSANDPEOPLE ARE IN THEHOSPITAL STATEWIDE.MEANWHILE..

NEWRESEARCH OUT TODAYHAS OFFICIALSPUMPING THE BREAKSON THE RE-OPENINGOF MALLS AND GYMS.SOME STUDIESSUGGEST THAT AIRCONDITIONING MAYACTUALLY HELPCIRCULATE COVID-19...7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYTAKES A LOOK ATSMALLER BUSINESSESWHO DON'T USE ACAND ARE WONDERINGWHY CAN'T THEY OPENTHEIR DOORS...WE WERE HOPEFULAND EXCITED TO GETGOING AGAIN.

SO THATWAS A REAL PUNCH TOTHE GUT WHEN WEGOT THE NEWSIT WAS KIND OF A SLAPIN THE FACELINDSEY PHILLIPS ANDJEFF BAVISOTTO AREVERY DISCOURAGED.AFTER BEING CLOSEDFOR NEARLY FOURMONTHS .

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.THE CO-OWNERS OFHARBORSIDECROSSFIT INDOWNTOWN BUFFALOHAVE BEEN WORKINGHARD TO PREPAREFOR REOPENING -WHICH THEY THOUGHTWAS GOING TO BENEXT WEEK UNDERPHASE FOUR.BUT CITINGCONCERNS ABOUT AIRCONDITIONINGRECIRCULATING THECORONAVIRUS - THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICESAID MALLS AND GYMSMUST REMAIN CLOSEDFOR NOW.THERE IS A HIGH RISK.THIS VIRUS HAS NOTTAKEN A SUMMERVACATIONTHE CO-OWNERSWONDER WHY OTHERBUSINESSES CANREOPEN WITH AIRCONDITIONING?YOU GO INTOWEGMANS AND LOWESON A WEEKEND AND ITIS JUST A ZOO INTHEREI DON'T UNDERSTANDWHY RESTAURANTSWITH AIRCONDITIONING CANREOPEN AND WECAN'T?APPEARING INLANCASTER FOR AGROUNDBREAKINGCEREMONY.

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.LTGOVERNOR KATHYHOCHUL SAID THESTATE WANTS TOMAKE SURE IT DOESNOT SEE A SPIKE INCOVID-19 CASES LIKESOME OTHER STATESARE.I CAN TELL YOU RIGHTNOW THAT WE AREGOING TO GET ITRIGHT.

WE ARE NOTGOING TO SUCCUMB TOPRESSURE JUSTBECAUSE PEOPLEHAVE LOUD VOICESASSEMBLYMEMBERMONICA WALLACE ISPUSHING FORANSWERS BUT CANUNDERSTAND SOMEOF THE REASONSFROM KEEPING GYMSCLOSED.YOU ARE RUNNING,YOUR ARE SWEATING.YOU ARE EXPELLING ALOT OF RESPIRATORYDROPLETSBUT STATE SENATORPAT GALLIVAN THINKSKEEPING MALLS ANDGYMS CLOSED IS ABAD DECISION.I THINK IT IS TERRIBLYUNJUST THAT ITCHANGED IN THE 11THHOURPHILLIPS ANDBAVISOTTO SAY THEYGET VERY LITTLEGUIDANCE FROM THESTATE .

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.WHICHMAKES IT HARD TOPLAN.WE'VE BEEN IN THEDARK THE WHOLE TIME.WE ARE JUST GOINGOFF LOCAL PRESSCONFERENCESEVERYDAYAS TO THE AIRCONDITIONING ISSUE ..

.NATS GARAGE DOOROPENINGHARBRORSIDECROSSFIT DOESN'TNEED IT .

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IT RELIESON OPEN GARAGEDOORS AND NATURALAIRFLOW.LOCAL EXPERTS TELLUS DEVICES CAN BEATTACHED TOCOMMERCIAL AIRCONDITIONING THATKILLS VIRUSES USINGULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT.AS LONG AS WE CANFOLLOW THEGUIDELINES, LET USOPEN BECAUSE IF THISGOES ON MUCHLONGER,UNFORTUNATELY, WEDON'T KNOW HOWMUCH LONGER WE CANSTAY AFLOATTHE LT.

GOV DID NOTHAVE A TIMELINE FORREOPEING MALLS ANDGYMS. ALL SHE WOULDSAY IS THE ISSUE ISBEING STUDIED VERYCLOSELY.

IN BUFFALO,ED REILLY 7 EWN