Not all businesses are re-opening alongside the Safer at Home order, including gyms which could remain closed for another two weeks.
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Not all businesses are reopening this afternoon.
Take a look at your screen!
You're taking a live look at a petition to reopen gyms across the state.
So far, more than 4 thousand people have signed it!
Waay 31's ashley carter learned the reasoning behind why gyms aren't re-opening.
Ashley?
Doors to the gym could remain closed for at least another two weeks...and while many owners and people who work in gyms are upset they can't re- open...doctors say its for the best.
Jesse calvert, started gym petition: "we don't like working out next to people so you got your 6 feet, we clean the equipment."
It's why jesse calvert was disappointed when governor ivey's safer at home order kept gyms across alabama closed.
Calvert works with gyms providing nutritional supplements and says a lot of his friends who are gym owners are struggling because of the closure.
Jesse calvert, started gym petition: "most gyms, a lot of my friends, they've actually already stopped their membership fees, stopped the annual fees."
Calvert's petition is one of at least three asking for gyms to re-open.
Doctors say keeping them closed was the safe option dr. scott harris, state health officer: "gymnasiums where you have potentially many people crowded and exercising and sweating and breathing in small spaces in some cases."
Doctor scott harris is the top state health officer.
He told me gymnasiums are a higher risk because it's harder to monitor social distancing and proper sanitatizing.
He said once his team finds the safest way to re-open gyms...they will do it.
But right now they are still actively trying to figure that out dr. scott harris, state health officer: "we'll open up as soon as we feel like we can safely do it and we're working with a number of folks to make sure we have good guidelines in place when we finally do that."
Calvert says he hopes to have the signed petition on governor ivey's desk by monday.
He said he hope the petition pushes officials to not only re- open gyms but to release a game plan for them to re-open while keeping everyone safe live in hsv ashley c waay 31 news
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