Posted on 05/20/2020 7:43:27 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
Raleigh, N.C. — Some North Carolina business owners eagerly awaiting the move to the second stage of a three-part plan to resume activities amid the coronavirus pandemic were stunned Wednesday when they were left out of Gov. Roy Cooper's "more modest" approach to reopening.
"The increases in the COVID-19 cases signal a need to take a more modest step forward in Phase 2 than originally envisioned," Cooper said at a news conference.
When Cooper first laid out his three-part plan in April, bars, gyms, movie theaters and other indoor entertainment venues pointed to Phase 2 as when they could resume operations, albeit in a reduced capacity and under strict rules.
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But Cooper said Wednesday that indoor places where people crowd together and often share items could become flashpoints for a renewed coronavirus outbreak, so he left all of those locations off his updated plan for Phase 2, which officials said would last at least five weeks.
"We can only help our economy when people have confidence in their own safety, which is why it's important to ease restrictions carefully," he said.
Gym owners were sorely disappointed by the news.
"We had planned to open, and we thought that opening would come either this week or next week," said Jack Wiggen, owner of Bull City Crossfit in Durham.
Wiggen said he had put 10- by 12-foot boxes around pieces of training equipment to ensure people were adequately spaced inside, and he was prepared to limit the number of customers inside to meet any guidelines the state set.
Go forth and never vote Democrat again.
These businesses will not survive another 5 weeks of forced closing. The madness must end,
Ignore these idiots. Better yet defy them.
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These lockdowns are unconstitutional. The States do not have authority to suspend constitutional liberties just because of a crisis
Totally agree.
We need a nationwide “Unmask America Day” when coast to coast and border to border business open up and patriots cast off their fear-cowerings.
They can’t arrest all of us!
Roy Cooper is evil. Right down there with the governors of New York and Illinois.
Agree. This guy is another sick bastard drunk on power.
Cooper won the Governorship through massive voter fraud - especially in Durham, NC.
Enough said.
I would participate.
Yes, it must end! The outrages continue!
We have a Republican Lieutenant Governor who is running against the Dem Cooper this fall.
Dan Forest - for Governor - need to support him bigtime!
And then it’ll be limited to something like 20% capacity, right?
Yes, probably so - here is another article that gives more of the details of this “Phase 2” reopening plan by Cooper - it is nuts.
“Restaurants, salons, pools can reopen this weekend, but gyms, bars cannot”
A guy on the radio mentioned a new phenomena he discovered at Walmart.
He said he noticed that when people saw him in a store without a mask that they avoided him like the plague and would go down another aisle. They would go through hoops to stay away from him.
What he discovered is that not wearing a mask promotes social distancing and less risk of covid-19 infection in that people WILL stay away from you.
Good one.
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