Outdoor Dining, In-person Retail To Resume Monday In New Jersey As Coronavirus Cases Reach 166,881
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) -- Changes begin Monday for shops and restaurants in New Jersey. Restaurants will serve customers for the first time in months through outdoor seating.
Nonessential retailers, shuttered since March, can open their doors once again for in-person shopping.
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There are capacity limits inside of the stores and shoppers must wear masks.
Meantime, salons will not reopen until June 22.
Yesterday I signed an Executive Order allowing personal care businesses to reopen on Monday, June 22nd – with safeguards in place:
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 14, 2020
☑️Appointment-only services
☑️Health screenings for staff and clients
☑️Use of PPE and face coverings
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On Sunday, health officials announced 305 more coronavirus cases in the state bringing the total to 166,881. Forty more deaths were also reported, the death toll now stands at 12,625.
NEW: NJ has 305 new confirmed positive cases of #COVID19, pushing our total to 166,881. Of those cases:
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 14, 2020
➡️1,391 are in hospitals
➡️386 are in critical or intensive care
➡️285 are on ventilators
Sadly, we've lost 40 more New Jerseyans, pushing our total to 12,625 lives lost. pic.twitter.com/YqnOaWGNHs