Health officials encourage businesses to make blueprints for reopening

Health officials encourage businesses to make blueprints for reopening

"the concept of social distancing is not going to go away.

It's going to be driven home all summer long probably this entire calendar year to be honest with you, because we are expecting that second wave of coronavirus in the late fall and earlier winter time."

Businesses across the country are debating reopening amid the covid-19 pandemic.

It's leaving people here in the wabash valley questioning just how this will work?

Good evening and thanks for joining us.

Indiana's stay-at-home order is currently set to expire this friday.

That's at 11:59 p.m.

Governor eric holcomb has said he will address what comes next... earlier that friday.

In the meantime, health officials are encouraging businesses to make preparations for when they can reopen.

News 10's tilly marlatt talked to the vigo county health commissioner today.

She shares more on the preparations businesses should be making.

Masking and social distancing is going to be part of the new normal as businesses prepare to reopen.

Dr. darren brucken says this will protect the employees of a business and their customers.

"people need to have a mask inside these businesses moving forward.

We have to stay socially distance.

Even for outdoor type of events, we have to keep our congregation sizes limited and we have to stay apart from one another until this pandemic has come through here and has completely left us."

(dr. darren brucken, vigo county health commissioner) businesses should have plans in place for when they can reopen.

That should include how to interact with customers, handling a sick employee or a sick customer that enters the business.

"this has to be looked at very carefully.

It has to be looked at in a step-wise process.

We need those blueprints laid out there and we need businesses and store patrons to follow suit."

Brucken suggests that box stores offer masks at the entrance of the building and pass along the expense to the customer.

"i think the more variables that a business can control moving forward the better it is for that business and to be honest from the optics of a consumer as well you want to go into a store where you feel safe."

If you're unsure about the measures a business has in place, call ahead.

Reporting in terre haute, tilly marlatt, news 10.

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