New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Extends Public Health Emergency For Additional 30 Days

Cleve Bryan reports.

PERSON IS WORST THING YOU CANDO TO THAT INDIVIDUAL.REPORTER: NATASHA BROWN FORCBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".THERE IS A NEW ONE DAYHIGH IN NEW JERSEY, DEATH TOLLFROM COVID-19 CLIMBED BY 232PEOPLE AND AN INCREASE OF MORETHAN 20 PERCENT JUSTOVERNIGHT.THIS IS AS GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY EXTEND THE PUBLICHEALTHY MERGECY IN THE GARDENSTATE FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.CLEVE BRYAN'S LIVE IN SOUTHJERSEY WITH THE VERY LATESTHEADLINES THERE, CLEVE.REPORTER: AS THIS DIFFICULTWEEK CONTINUES THE GOVERNOR ISTAKING MORE PREVENTIVEMEASURES TO STOP THE SPREAD OFTHE COVID-19, AT THE TOWN HEREIN SOUTH JERSEY GOING EXTRAMILE PROVIDING PERSONALPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THERESIDENTS.WEARING A FACE MASK YET AGAINNEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHIL MOVIEA ANNOUNCED 3,361 NEW COVID-19CASES AND 232 MORE DEATHS,HIGHEST SINGLE DAY LOSS OFLIFE TO DATE.WE DO NOT NEED TO OR NO DOWE WANT TO LOSE ANYMOREMEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY.THE BEST WAY THAT WE CANPROTECT THIS NEW JERSEY FAMILYIS BY SOCIAL DISTANCING.REPORTER: TO THAT ENDMURPHY SIGNED AN EXECUTIVEORDER CLOSING ALLSTATE ANDCOUNTY PARKS.WE HAVE SEEN FAR TOO MANYINSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE AREGATHERED IN GROUPS IN OURPARKS ERRONEOUSLY THINKINGSINCE THEY ARE OUTSIDE SOCIALDISTANCING DOES NOT MATTER.REPORTER: ALSO NEW HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THEY AREDEVELOPING A STATEWIDE PLAN TOADDRESS STAFF AND EQUIPMENTSHORTAGES AT NURSING HOMESWHICH HAVE BEEN HARD HIT BYCOVID-19.THIS WILL BE A WHOLE OFGOVERNMENT APPROACH.IT WILL COVER FROM NORTHJERSEY TO SOUTH JERSEY.IT WILL REQUIRE IN SOME CASES,FOR PATIENTS TO BE MOVEDAROUND AND THAT IS EXTREMELYDISTURBING TO ELDERLYINDIVIDUALS.REPORTER: IN ANEXTRAORDINARY EFFORT TO STOPTHE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS THISFRIDAY LOGAN TOWNSHIP INGLOUCESTER COUNTY WILL STARTDISTRIBUTING FREE FACE MASKSTO ALL 6300 RESIDENTS IN TOWN.WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TOMAYBE, HELP OURSELVES BEGINSTHIS VIRUS AND FIGHT THE CURVEWE HAVE TALK TO.REPORTER: THOSE FACE MASKSCOMING BY WAY OF THE ANANONYMOUS DONATION FROM ALOCAL BUSINESS.LITTLE BIT MORE OPTIMISTICNOTE, GOVERNOR MURPHY SAYS FORFIRST TIME HE IS HAVINGPRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITHGOVERNOR FROM NEARBY STATESABOUT WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKEWHEN THEY WILL REOPENBUSINESSES AND RETURN SOME