A gym in New Jersey opened for a second day Tuesday in defiance of the governor's stay-at-home order.
on the business's Facebook page last week that urged supporters to attend the reopening on Monday and addressed critics.
"The government has failed at protecting our rights and failing at protecting our health," Trumbetti said."We are proposing an organized peaceful reopening of the state, not just our business. Trumbetti said his wife is a pediatric emergency room nurse whose safety he fears for every day that she goes to work. He also disclosed that his mother has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The gym had announced on Facebook that when it reopened May 18, it would be operating at 20 percent capacity, would not accept new clients and would require all who use the facility to wear masks unless they are in the middle of an exercise set. Clients were to have their temperatures taken before entry, and anyone with a fever would be be turned away. Showers and lockers would be off limits, and some areas of the facility were to be taped off.
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