Posted on 07/05/2020 6:51:10 AM PDT by Libloather
BOSTON (AP) - Gyms, casinos, museums, movie theaters and guided tours are some of the businesses and cultural activities that can begin welcoming back customers and visitors in Massachusetts as the state launches Phase 3 of its reopening plan on Monday.
In order to open, the facilities will have to meet specific safety protocols, including limiting capacity or instituting timed entries to control how many people are allowed in at a given time, Gov. Baker said Thursday. Tour buses and duck boats will be limited to 50% capacity.
In Boston, the Phase 3 reopening will begin a full week later, on July 13.
Professional sports will also be able to resume playing games under Phase 3, but with no spectators in the stands.
Bars and nightclubs will remain closed for now.
Also during Phase 3, nursing homes and assisted living facilities can ease some restrictions on visitors provided that there are no new positive cases among staff or residents in a 14-day period.
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Went to the Ikea in Stoughton on Friday. There were about a million people there. everyone wearing masks. Hundred’s of people waiting in line to check out. Nobody social distancing. It was insane. If they can do that, why can’t we go to church?
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