Businesses overcoming challenges of social distancing, sanitizing under Phase 2 reopening

Fox 4 is taking a look at how local businesses are overcoming the challenges of social distancing and strict sanitizing protocols, as we transition into Phase 2 Friday.

PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE TESTIPOSITIVE, HAS ACTUALLY GONE DONETHE LAST MONTH.WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THE DAILYUPDATES FROM THE STATE, AND SEEIF THAT CASE COUNT CONTINUES TORISE.BUT, TODAY IS A BIG DAY THATWILL BRING OUR COMMUNITY, ANDMUCH OF FLORIDA, ONE STEP CLOSERTO REBOUNDING.WE HAVE OFFICIALLY ENTERED PHASETWO OF THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN TOREOPEN.THAT MEANS A NUMBER OFBUSINESSES WILL OPEN THEIR DOOFOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE TPANDEMIC... INCLUDING BARS, PUBSAND MOVIE THEATRES.JESSICA RECENTLY GOT AN INSIDELOOK AT HOW THESE BUSINESSESWILL SORT OUT THE CHALLENGES OSOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED UNDTHIS NEXT PHASE.THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOWLOCAL BUSINESSES ARE OVERCOMINGTHE CHALLENGES OF SOCIALDISTANCING, TO REBOUND AS WETRANSITION INTO PHASE TWO.UNDER THE GOVERNOR’S "SAFE,SMART, STEP-BY-STEP" PLAN TOREOPEN... SOUTHWEST FLORIDAMOVES INTO PHASE TWO TODAY.WE’VE TOLD YOU THAT MEANS ANUMBER OF BUSINESSES ARE ABLE TOOPEN THEIR DOORS FOR THE FIRSTTIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC.FROM BARS AND PUBS TO MOVIETHEATRES, JUST TO NAME A FEW.THIS MORNING -- WE’RE TAKING ALOOK AT THE CHALLENGES THEY’VEHAD TO OVERCOME, TO MEET THEGOVERNOR’S GUIDELINES.IN ORDER TO MOVE INTO PHASE TWO,BUSINESSES MUST HAVE PLANS INPLACE TO ENSURE STRICT SOCIALDISTANCING.AT THE PRADO STADIUM 12 INBONITA SPRINGS, THAT WILL STARTWITH THE TICKET BUYING PROCESS.WHEN YOU BUY TICKETS ONLINE, THETHEATRE WILL LET YOU PICK YOURSEATS.IT WILL THEN CLOSE OFF SEATINEXT TO YOU ... TO KEEP YOU AT ASAFE, SIX-FOOT DISTANCE FROM THENEXT TICKET-BUYER.ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASEDTHIS WAY.AND SO THE THEATRE HAS WAIVEDALL ONLINE CONVENIENCE FEES.AT THE BAR... IT’S NORMAL 10-TOPSEATING HAS BEEN REDUCED ASWELLAND AS YOU’RE WAITING IN LINESAT THE CONCESSION STAND ORTICKET CHECKER, EXPECT TO SESTICKERS LIKE THIS ON THEGROUND.IT’S SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU’VE SEENIMPLEMENTED AT ESSENTIALBUSINESSES LIKE THE GROCERYSTORE.ALL GUESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TOBE TEMPERATURE CHECKED BEFOREENTERING.THE SAME GOES FOR STAFF.AND EXPECT TO SEE STAFF WEARINGFACE MAKS AND GLOVESANOTHER SIMILARITY TO ESSENTIALBUSINESSES WE’VE ALREADY SEENOPEN -- PLEXI GLASS.IT’S BEEN INSTALLED TO CREATE ABARRIER BETWEEN YOU AND WORKERSIN AREAS LIKE THE CONCESSISTANAND SANITIZING PROTOCOLS REMAINA STRICT FACTOR COMING INTO PLFOR BUSINESSES UNDER PHASE TWO.SO COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALFHOUR -- I’LL HAVE AN INSID