Philadelphia, Surrounding Counties Expected To Enter 'Yellow' Phase On June 5, Gov. Wolf Says

Natasha Brown reports.

"LIVE FROM THE CBS BROADCASTCENTER IN PHILADELPHIA," THIS ISCBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT 6.WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THEENTIRE STATE, EVERY COUNTY INTHE STATE WILL BE ABLE TO EITHERBE IN THE YELLOW OR AS IMENTIONED TODAY, SOME COUNTIESIN THE GREEN PHASE.WE HAVE AN OPENING DATE.GOVERNOR WOLF ANNOUNCING ENTIRESTATE OF PENNSYLVANIA ISEXPECTED TO PARTIALLY REOPENJUNE 5TH.THIS IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT6 AND WE ARE STREAMING LIVE ONCBSN PHILLY.GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE..I'M UKEE WASHINGTON.TONIGHT LOCAL LEADERS WARNINGEVEN THOUGH MUCH OF OUR REGIONWILL LIKELY GO FROM RED TOYELLOW WE'RE NOT OUT OF THEWOODS JUST YET.NATASHA BROWN HAS DETAILS OF THEPLAN.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIA ANDITS SURROUNDING SUBURBS WILLFINALLY BE MOVING TO MORE OF ASENSE OF NORMALCY AS GOVERNORTOM WOLF ANNOUNCED A MAJORREOPENING PLAN FOR THE REST OFTHE STATE.TODAY I'M NOUNSING MAY 29THNEXT FRIDAY THAT UNTIL INCREASETO 57, DAUPHIN, FRANKLIN,HUNTINGTON, LEBANON, LUZERNEMONROE PIKE AND SCHUYLKILLCOUNTIES.AND WE ANTICIPATE THEREMAINDER OF THE STATE MOVEDINTO THE YELLOW PHASE WHICH JUNE5TH.ALL PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIESEXPECTED TO BE IN THE FIRSTREOPENING YELLOW PHASE IN TWOWEEKS.LIMITATIONS ON PUBLIC GATHERINGSWILL REMAIN AND RESTAURANTS ANDBARS REMAIN CLOSED TO IN-PERSONBUSINESS.GYMS SALONS MALLS AND MOVIETHEATERS WILL REMAIN CLOSED.IT'S ON US AS PENNSYLVANIANSTO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE ANDHEALTHY.SO WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU'REAROUND OTHERS.WASH YOUR HANDS.USE HAND SANITIZER AND STAY HOMEIF YOU'RE SICK.HEALTH OFFICIALS TOUT MORETESTING CAPABILITIES MORECONTACT TRACING AND SHRINKINGCASE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THECOMMONWEALTH AS METRICS USED TOLOOSEN RESTRICTIONS AROUND THESTATE.PHILADELPHIA HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY THEY WILL BE READY TO COMPLYWITH REOPENING STANDARDS.MAY BE THINGS PHILADELPHIACAN DO SAFELY.I THINK WHATEVER WE DO, WE WANTTO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT IT.VERY GRADUAL ABOUT IT.AND HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE SOTHAT WE CAN MEASURE WHETHERTHERE'S ANY SIGNS OF INCREASEDACTIVITY AS A RESULT OF THAT.NATASHA BROWN, CBS-3"EYEWITNESS NEWS."MAYOR KENNEY HAS RESPONDEDTO PHILADELPHIA LIKELY MOVING TOTHE YELLOW PHASE IN TWO WEEKS.RELEASED STATEMENT SAYINGBECAUSE COVID-19 CAN RESURGE ATANY TIME WE STILL NEED TO BESMART.WEAR MASKS.LIMIT GATHERINGS.WORK FROM HOME AS MUCH ASPOSSIBLE AND LOOK OUT FOR ONEANOTHER.