Hogan unveils 'Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery'

Governor Larry Hogan on Friday unveiled his 'Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery.'

A THRE━STAGE APPROACH TOREOPENING MARYLANDHE CALLS THE STATETO RECOVERY.

MUCH OF THERECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWGUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

BUT MAKENO MISTAKEUNDER A STAY AT HOME ORDER.WMAR 2 NEWS' DAVE DETLING ISLIVE IN ANNAPOLIS WITH MORE.IN ORDER FOR ANY OF THIS TOBEGIN THE GOVERNOR SAYS THERESTILL NEEDS TO BE A DOWNWARDTREND IN THE RATE OFHOSPITALIZATIONS AND THENUMBER OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TOI━━U.

STILL HEBY EARLY MAYSOME CHANGE.

STAGE ONEINCLUDES LIFTING THE STAY ATHOME ORDER, REOPENING OF SOMESMALL BUSINESSES, OUTDOORRECREATION AND OTHER LOW RISKACTIVITIES.

SOME ELECTIVEOUTPATIENT SURGERIES WOULDALLOWED TO RESUME.

STAGE TWOWOULD RAISE THE LIMITSOCIAL GATHERINGS, RELIGIOUSGATHERINGS COULD TAKE PLACEWITH PROPER PHYSICALDISTANCING AND BARS ANDRESTAURANTS COULD OPEN WITHSAFETY RESTRICTIONS.

NONESSENTIAL WORKERS UBABLE TOTELEWORK COULD ALSO RETURN TWORK.

THE FINAL STAGE WOULD BETHE REOPENING OF LARGEGATHERINGS AND EVENTS AND THISHOSPITALS AS HEALTHCAREFACILITIES WOULD BE ABLE TOLESSEN VISITOR RESTRICTIONS.AGAIN THE GOVERNOR SAYS THEIMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOVERYPLAN WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT━ IT'S ALL DEPENDENT ON THEDOWNTURN IN COVI━19 NUMBERS.15:16:3━ As we begin toreopen it will continually beimportant for Marylander,Particularly older and morevulnerable Maryland orcontinue to stay home as muchas they can and all Marylandorcrowds and gatherings and theyshould continue to practicephysical distancing and totake precautions to protectthemselves, their families andtheir fellow MarylandersAGAIN THE GOVERNOR DID NOTGIVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN STAGEONE WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

HEDID STATE HE'S ORGANIZEDADVISORY GROUPD FOR 15 SECTORS━ LIKE SMALL BUSINESS,CONSTRUCTION AND RELIGIOUSINSTITUTIONS TO DETERMINE THESAFEST WAY FOR THEIRRESPECTIVE SECTORS TOREOPEN.LIVE IN ANNAPOLIS, DAVEDETLING, WMAR 2 NEWS.IT'S NOT TIME TO START RUSH