Governor Murphy Announces Stage Two Opening Dates For Outdoor Dining, Salons And More
In Strict Adherence With The New Jersey Department Of Health Guidance!
Governor Phil Murphy shared the stage two COVID-19 update today (June 1) with New Jersey residents as the state prepares to restart and recover.
Stage two includes outdoor dining at restaurants, non-essential in-person retail, as well as salons and barber shops. In addition, gyms and health clubs will follow in the coming weeks.
STAGE 2
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 1, 2020
Effective 6/15:
🍽️Outdoor dining at restaurants can begin
🛍️Non-essential in-person retail can begin
Effective 6/22:
💈Salons and barber shops can open
In the period to follow:
🏋Gyms and health clubs can open
‼️IN STRICT ADHERENCE WITH @NJDeptofHealth GUIDANCE‼️ pic.twitter.com/CWr4J902BQ
Murphy revealed during his daily media briefing this afternoon that the state will “continue to be phased-in restart.” Public health is the top priority of the state at this time.
As of today, New Jersey has 509 new positive cases bringing the state total to 160,918.
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NEW: We’re ready to move to Stage 2 of our restart and recovery – starting Monday, June 15th.
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 1, 2020
We will not flick a switch. This will continue to be a phased-in restart, with public health as our top priority. pic.twitter.com/QsC3PxqH93
We’re ready to begin moving forward.
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 1, 2020
We’re ready because our metrics keep trending in the right way.
We’re ready because we’re exceeding our testing goals.
We’re ready because our positivity rate keeps falling.
We’re ready because the data says so.
