The White House unveiled a set of guidelines to governors on “reopening” the country
If a state meets the criteria and decides to embark on the first phase, the plan says that theaters and other large venues can reopen but with strict physical distancing in place. Schools would remain closed, and visits to hospitals and senior living facilities would be prohibited. Bars would remain closed, and gyms would be able to reopen if they also adhered to social distancing and sanitation protocols.
In that first phase, employers are encouraged to continue their work-at-home policies, while gradually reopening their workplaces. Seniors and those with pre-existing conditions should still shelter in place, while others should still practice social distancing in public areas. There also is a recommendation to minimize non-essential travel.
The guidelines are relaxed in subsequent phases. Movie theaters would be able to operate under moderate physical distancing in the second phases, and limited protocols in phase three. The recommendations do not spell out a time frame, but they make clear that a return to “normal” life is not going to happen any time in the immediate future.
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