Governor Larry Hogan provided an update on stage one of the recovery plan for Maryland on Wednesday.
STRONG REACTION TO GOVERNORLARRY HOGAN'S PLAN TO STARTREOPENING MARYLAND.
WE'RESEEING COMMENTS ALL OVERSOCIAL MEDIA.
HOGAN SAYS HEWILL LIFT THE STAY AT HOMEORDER FRIDAY EVENING.
BUT THEREOPENING WILL HAPPEN INPHASES.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGEFROM ANNAPOLIS TO BALTIMORE.WE BEGIN WITH WMAR TWO NEWSREPORTER EDDIE KADHIM AT THESTATE CAPITOL.Eddie intro As phase onEbegins, the big number theGovernor focused on was 50%capacity for businesses thatwill start reopening.
Whilecontinuing to avoid groups often people or more and wearingmasks in public places.
Takepkg On March 5th the governorconfirmed the first threecases of Coronavirus inMaryland.
With MORE THAN34,000 cases announced todayhe says, all the key numbersare either flat or declining.Gov.
Larry Hogan17:03:2━17:03:42“Togethour actions and sacrificesprevented hundreds ofthousands of Marylanders frombeing infected and saved thelives of thousands of ourfriends neighbors and familymembers” A Safer at homepublic advisory will be putplace ON FRIDAY.
Retail storescan reopen with up to 50percent capacity.Manufacturing may reopen withguidelines to limit proximityof employees.
Barbershops,hairsalons, pet grooming may openat 50 percent capacityChurches and places of worshipmay hold religious serviceswith half the capacity ANDSOCIAL DISTANCING17:10:4━17:10:52“Faith andworship are such an essentialpart of the lives of so manypeople.
Holding servicesoutside is stronglyencouraged” The plan leadingup to this included 4 buildiblocks.
Expanded testingcapacity, increased hospitalsurge capacity.
Ramping upsupply of PPE and robustcontact tracing.
Hogan saysemployers should continue toencourage telework andcontinue wearing masks inpublic.
17:06:5━17;07;11“Twoweeks ago we declared that weare no longer just playingdefense but going on offense.Aggressively targeting andisolating outbreaks inclusters” The governer saysDr. Karen Salmon is working oa reopening plan foradditional daycares as morepeople go back to work.
Thegoverner says the state got75,000 test swabs yesterdayfrom FEMA and is expecting125,000 more soon.17:13:3━17:13:49“Low riskdoes not mean low risk.
AllMarylanders, particularly thoseolder and more vulnerablepopulations are advised tocontinue staying home as muchas possible.” Eddie tag Thegoverner is giving individualcounty leaders the power todecide when theystage one.
Prince GeorgeMontgomery County have thehighest number of cases andthe governer says theyit clear they arenmove into stage one.
If thisworks the state will move intophase 2.
Outside thestatehouse in Annapolis EddieKadhim WMAR2 News.BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR
The state of Maryland's stay-at-home order will end at 5 p.m. on Friday, under Gov. Larry Hogan's orders- but not every area of the..
