Philadelphia's Road To Recovery From COVID-19 Becomes Clearer

Natasha Brown reports.

THE REMOVAL OF 11 CONFEDERATESTATUES FROM STATUTORY HALL INTHE CAPITOL.♪ ♪PHILADELPHIA'S ROAD TORECOVERY GOT A LITTLE MORECLEAR TODAY AFTER THE CITYRELEASED MORE INFORMATIONABOUT RESTAURANT RE OPENINGS.NATASHA BROWN JOINS WITH USTHAT STORY, HI, NATASHA.Reporter: WELL, GOODAFTERNOON TO YOU.CITY OFFICIALS WANT TO MAKESURE THAT EVERY RESTAURANT ANDEVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITYCAN REOPEN SAFELY, BY OFFERINGOUTDOOR DINING, AND TODAY THEYLAID OUT SOME PLANS AS TO HOWTHAT CAN HAPPEN.AS PHILADELPHIA BEGINS TOSETTLE INTO THE YELLOW PHASEOF RE-OPENING, BUSINESSES ANDDAY CARE CENTERS, OUTDOORDINING, WILL BECOME AN OPTIONFOR RESIDENTS BEGINNINGFRIDAY.THEY RELEASE GUIDELINES OFOUTDOOR DINING, WE HOPE WILLPROVIDE BUSINESSES THROUGHOUTPHILADELPHIA THE OPPORTUNITYTO RE-OPEN WITH SAFE OPTIONS,RESTAURANTS HAVE PATIO AREASARE ALREADY HAVE SIDEWALK CAFELICENSES ARE AUTHORIZE TODAYOFFER OUTDOOR SEATINGBEGINNING TOMORROW CAN NOWAPPLY FOR OUT DOOR PERMITWHERE SPACE IS PERMITTED.WITH A WE NEED FOR FOLKS TODO IS TO REGISTER, IF THEYHAVE OUTSIDE SIDEWALK SPACECURRENTLY AND ALSO ZONINGPERMIT FOR FOLKS WHO ARE USINGA PARKING LOT OR ADJACENT LOT.WHILE RESTRICTIONS ONDINING ARE BEING LOOSENED, THECITY HAS ALSO RELEASED FURTHERRESTRICTIONS ON CONSTRUCTION,SITES WITH PERMITS CAN RESUMEWORK IN FULL CAPACITY.COVID-19 CASES ARE CONTINUINGTO SPIRAL DOWNWARD IN THE CITYMAKING HEALTH OFFICIALS MORECONFIDENT ABOUT RE-OPENING.BUT, LARGEST GATHERINGS UP TO25 PEOPLE ARE STILL NOTRECOMMENDED.WE ARE STILL DIPPING ALITTLE BIT, AND NOTRECOMMENDING ANY SOCIAL ORRELIGIOUS GATHERINGS.WELL WE CAN TELL YOU THATTHE SITLY BEGIN TO STARTEXCEPTING PERMIT APPLICATIONSFOR OUTDOOR DINING FOR THOSERESTAURANTS WHO NORMALLY DON'THAVE IT TOMORROW.