Philadelphia Officials Planning To Release Plan For Reopening Friday

Stephanie Stahl reports.

MILLION FOR THE PHILADELPHIACOVID 19 FUND.STATE PARK BEACHES INPENNSYLVANIA TO WILL OPEN FORSWIMMING ON JUNE 6.THE NUMBER OF CASES CONTINUE TODECLINE IN NEW JERSEY ANDPENNSYLVANIA, OFFICIALS AREPLANS TO GRADUALLY LIFTRESTRICTIONS TO SAFE STARTREOPENING THE ECONOMY.THAT DEPENDS ON CASES CONTINUINGTO GO DOWN.HERE'S HEALTH REPORTER STEFANIESTAHL TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT.OFFICIALS SAY THERE'S SOMEFLUCTUATION.BUT OVERALL LOOKING POSITIVE.THEY PLAN TO RELEASE A DETAILEDPLAN TO REOPENING TO REMEMBER.THAT THE A WEEK AHEAD OF MOVINGINTO THE YELLOW PHASE ON JUNE 5MASK, DISTANCE AND HANDWASHINGTHE HEALTH COMMISSIONER SAIDREOPENING PLANS WILL INCLUDE ANUMBER OF SAFETY MEASURES,SPACING REQUIREMENTS, PLASTICSHIELDS IN BUSINESS.MOVING INTO THE YES, I AM PHASE,A GRADUAL REDUCTION.WE DON'T WANT GIVE PEOPLE ASENSE OF CERTAINTY.THE MAYOR SAID THERE'S PLANSTO REOPEN ECONOMY PARTIALLY ONJUNE 5.AS LONG AS THERE'S EVIDENCE ITWASN'T SPREADING MORE WIDELY.WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GETSICK AND DIE.THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO WORRYABOUT.YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUTWHETHER PEOPLENO ON CAMERA BRIEFINGS BUTTHE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAIDTHERE'S 625 NEW CASES, STATEWIDEOVER 70,000.IN NEW JERSEY, 1200 NEW CASESNEARLY A TOTAL OF ONE 60,000.BOTH STATES ARE FOCUSED ONTESTING AND TRACING TO INSURE ASAFE REOPENING.WE'VE WORKED HARD TO GET OURTESTING PROGRAM WHERE IT NEEDSTO BE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKEIT EVEN STRONGER AND MOREACCESSIBLE.IN NEW JERSEY, ANYONE CAN BE