New Jersey Gym Shut Down By Health Department After Defying Stay-At-Home Orders

Officials say the gym was putting the population at risk.

"EYEWITNESS NEWS" AND ONLINEAT CBSPHILLY.COM.♪♪OUR COVERAGE THISAFTERNOON ON THE COVID-19CRISIS STARTS IN NEW JERSEYWHERE A BUSINESS THAT DEFIEDORDERS HAS NOW BEEN SHUT DOWN.GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY, I'MJANELLE BURRELL.WELCOME TO CBS3 AT NOON NOWSTREAMING LIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.ACCORDING TO NEW JERSEY HEALTHDEPARTMENT, A GYM THAT OPENEDIN BELLMAWR WAS PUTTING THEPOPULATION AT RISK BYREOPENING AMID THE PANDEMIC."EYEWITNESS NEWS" WAS AT THEATILIS GYM TODAY WHERE YOU CANSEE VARIOUS CITATIONS ANDDOCUMENTS PLASTER ON THEBUILDING THERE.ACCORDING TO HEALTH EXPERTSGYMS PRESENT A PARTICULARLYHIGH RISK OF COVID-19 BECAUSEPEOPLE INSIDE TYPICALLY HAVEAN INCREASED RESPIRATORYACTIVITY.OWNERS OF THE GYM HAD OPENEDEARLIER THIS WEEK WITH SOMEPUBLIC SUPPORT CLAIMING THEY