NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Announces More Restrictions To Stop Spread Of COVID-19

Cleve Bryan reports.

SERVICES, ANYTHING REMOTELYCLOSE TO THE LEVEL.NATASHA BROWN, CBS 3, "EYEWITNESS NEWS."AS NEW JERSEY'S JEWISHPOPULATION PREPARES FORPASSOVER TONIGHT, AND HOLYWEEK CONTINUES FOR OTHERS,GOVERNOR MURPHY IS ASKINGPEOPLE TO CELEBRATE AT HOME.THAT AS MORE RESTRICTIONS WEREANNOUNCED TODAY.TO FURTHER STOP THE SPREAD OFTHE VIRUS."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCLEVE BRYAN IN WASHINGTONTOWNSHIP MORE ON WHAT LEARNEDTODAY.CLEVE?Reporter: WELL, UKEE, GOLFMORE MURPHY WANTS TO DO MORETO PROTECT ESSENTIAL WORKERSEVEN AS THE CAN YOU OF THESPREAD OF THE VIRUS SEEMS TOBE FLATTENING OUT.EFFECT OF SOCIAL DISTANCINGTO LESSER, APPEARS TO BEPAYING OFF IN NEW JERSEY, THERATE OF NEW CASES DECLINED FORTHE THIRD STRAIGHT DAYWEDNESDAY, HOWEVER, THE NUMBEROF DEATHS AGAIN INCREASED, ASSOME OF THOSE WHO CONTRACTEDCOVID-19 SEVERAL WEEKS AGO,CONTINUE TO SUCCUMB TO THEDISEASE.THE LATEST DEATH COUNT 275BRINGING THE TOTE TOOL DATEOVER 1500.EVEN THOUGH THE CAN YOU MAYORBEGIN TO LOOK LIKE THIS, IT ISSTILL GOING UP, I THESE SAY IT, STILL GOING UP.AND SECONDLY, WHILE IT MAY BEFLATTENING, BEGINNING TOFLATTEN, THE FATALITIES AREGOING UP, AND SADLY WILLCONTINUE TO GO UP.TO FORCE MORE SOCIALDISTANCING, NEW JERSEYGOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY ANNOUNCEDEARLIER WEEK ALLSTATE ANDCOUNTY PARKS MUST CLOSE.NOW MORE TOWNS ARE DOING THESAME.INCLUDING THE EXPANSIVEWASHINGTON LAKE PARK INWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, WHICHWOULD NORMALLY BE FULL OFFAMILIES ON BEAUTIFUL SPRINGDAYS LIKE THIS.THE GOVERNOR ALSO INTRODUCEDNEW RESTRICTIONS ON INNOCENT-ESSENTIALCONSTRUCTION AND NEW PRACTICESAT GROCERY STORES, MASKS ARETO BE WORN BY ALL CUSTOMERSAND EMPLOYEES, AND ALL MARKETSMUST STAY BELOW 50% CAPACITYAS WELL AS OFFER SHOPPINGHOURS FOR SENIORS.FINALLY, MURPHY OBSERVINGPASSOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT ATHOME, WITH ONLY IMMEDIATEFAMILY MEMBERS.THE STORY OF PASSOVER IS ASTORY OF STRENGTH, ANDPERSEVERANCE, AND ULTIMATELY,DELIVERANCE.SO WE MUST EXHIBIT THESETRAITS TODAY.THROUGHOUT PASSOVER, AND EVERYDAY, UNTIL THIS EMERGENCY ENDSAND COVID-19 DOESN'T CAREABOUT FATE OR POLITICS, NEWJERSEY MOVING ITS PRIMARY BACKFROM JUNE 2ND TO JULY 7TH.AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS THEY MAY