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First phase of reopening plan could begin next week

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First phase of reopening plan could begin next week
First phase of reopening plan could begin next week

The first stage of Gov.

Charlie Baker's 4 phase reopening plan could begin as early as next week.

-- TALK IS SIEGE WHICH -- TOOHAS MORE.TODD: IT MAY BE MONDAY, BUT THESPECIFIC DAY WILL BE DATADEPENDENT, GOVERNOR CHARLIEBAKER ANNOUNCING A FOUR-PHASEPLAN TO REOPEN MASSACHUSETTS,THE FIRST WITHOUT BUSINESSES ANDACTIVITIES THAT HAVE LITTLEFACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION, ANDTHEN AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL,PERHAPS THREE OR FEWER WEEKS,THEY WOULD MOVE ONTO THE NEXTPHASE WITH MORE INDUSTRIES ANDACTIVITIES REOPENING.THE FINAL PHASE IS CALLED THENEW NORMAL, WHICH MEANS SOMEOTHER PROTOCOLS IN PLACE, LIKESOCIAL DISTANCING, COULD BE HEREFOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME.AGAIN, THE GOVERNOR SAYSREOPENING DEPENDS ON THE DATATREND.MAYOR WALSH: WE HAVE BEEN ONE OFTHE HARDEST HIT STATES WITH OVER70,000 CONFIRMED CASES.THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO BEFLEXIBLE AND HONEST ABOUT THEFACT THAT THE TIMING AND DETAILSCOULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON THETRACK THE VIRUS TAKES AS WE GOFORWARD.TODD: SO NOW, THE BIG QUESTIONIS WHAT INDUSTRIES ANDACTIVITIES FIT INTO PHASE ONE.GOVERNOR BAKER SAYS THOSEDETAILS WILL BE RELEASED IN THEDAYS AHEAD, BUT AGAIN, PHASE ONECOULD BEGIN

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