Gov. Tom Wolf Announces 12 More Southeastern Pennsylvania Counties Moving To Green Phase

Stephanie Stahl reports.

HELD IT TILL TOMORROW.SKYLER HEBERY FOR CBS-3EYEWITNESS NEWS.ANOTHER BIG STEP ON THE ROADTO RECOVERY IN PENNSYLVANIA,GOVERNOR TOM WOLF IS EXPECTED TOANNOUNCE THAT SOUTHEASTERNPENNSYLVANIA WILL MOVE FROM THEYELLOW PHASE OF REOPENING TO THEGREEN PHASE NEXT FRIDAY,JUNE 26TH.BUT THAT WON'T INCLUDE THE CITYOF PHILADELPHIA.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIE STAHLIS THE HERE TO EXPLAIN.Reporter: WELL, JIM, JUNETHIS IS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSINGBECAUSE PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALSANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THECITY WON'T OFFICIALLY MOVE TOGREEN UNTIL JULY 3RD.BUT SOME ACTIVITIES WILL BEALLOWED IN THE CITY NEXT FRIDAY.THAT INCLUDES HAIR SALONS,PRIVATE SWIM CLUBS AND OUTDOORPARTS OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO.LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAPFROM THE PENNSYLVANIA HEALTHDEPARTMENT.THAT SHOWS COUNTIES THAT ARE INTHE GREEN AND YELLOW PHASES OFREOPENING.THIS IS FROM LAST FRIDAY.IT WILL BE UPDATED LATER TODAY.THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THESTATE IN THIS MAP THAT'S YELLOWWILL GO TO GREEN NEXT FRIDAY,THAT INCLUDES BUCKS,DELAWARE, CHESTER AND MONTGOMERYCOUNTIES, AND PHILADELPHIA, BUTTHERE WILL BE EXCEPTIONS IN THECITY.NOW, IN THE GREEN PHASE ALLBUSINESSES CAN REOPEN.AND MOST RESTRICTIONS ARELEFTED.BUT PEOPLE WILL STILL BEREQUIRED TO TAKE SAFETYPRECAUTIONS LIKE WEARING MASKSIN PUBLIC.WE'RE GOING TO BE LOG AT THENUMBERS FOR THE CITY OFPHILADELPHIA AND OUR METRICS TOSEE WHETHER WE'RE READY TO GO TOGREEN ON JULY 3RD AND YOU KNOW,CERTAINLY IF THE COUNTIES AROUNDUS ARE NOT ALSO CAREFUL, THENTHEY MAY SEE INCREASED SPREAD.AND THAT MAY AFFECT US.SO I WOULD CERTAINLY ENCOURAGETHE COUNTIES AROUND US WHEN THEYDO REOPENING, WHENEVER THAT IS,TO LIKEWISE PROMOTE OUR SAFEMODE GUIDANCE OR SOMETHING LIKETHAT.Reporter: NOW, HEALTHOFFICIALS ARE BEING VERY CAREFULABOUT THIS GRADUAL REOPENING,ALL DEPENDING ON A CONTINUEDDECLINE IN CASES OF COVID-19.WHAT THEY DON'T WANT IS TO LIFTRESTRICTIONS TOO FAST WHICHCOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE INCASES.THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING INOTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.WE'LL HAVE MORE ON ALL OF THIS