EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania Health Dr. Rachel Levine Urges Caution In Preventing Potential Resurgence Of COVID-19

Stephanie Stahl reports.

BARBER, STYLIST, SOCIAL ANDRELIGIOUS GATHERINGS, POOLS ANDPLAYGROUNDS PLUS OUTDOORRECREATION AND SPORTS.THE ROAD TO RECOVERY TURNSGREEN TOMORROW ONCE AGAIN FORMOST OF OUR AREA, AFTER MORETHAN THREE MONTH OF DIFFERENTPHASES OF LOCKDOWN.SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WILLBE BACK IN BUSINESS WITH THELIFTING OF MOST RESTRICTIONS.HOWEVER, HEALTH OFFICIALS AREURGING CAUTION THAT WE COULD SEEA RESURGENCE OF COVID 19 IFPEOPLE ARE NOT CAREFUL.IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW,STEFANIE STAHL TALKED WITHPENNSYLVANIA SECRETARY OF HEALTHABOUT OUR REGION MOVING INTO THEGREEN PHASE.DR. LEVINE SAID GREEN DOESN'TMEAN RETURN TO NORMAL.AS THE PHILADELPHIA REGIONREOPENS, MEAN STILL NEED TO TAKEPRECAUTIONS.AFTER 100 DAYS OF RESTRICTIONSTO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID19, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIAGOES FROM THE YELLOW PHASE OFREOPENING TO GREEN ON FRIDAY.THE MOVE COMES BECAUSE OF ACONTINUED DOWNWARD TREND OF NEWCASES.IF THE GOVERNOR, YOU KNOW,VERY CAREFUL PHASED OPENINGAPPROACH, YOU KNOW, THE REDS,YELLOW, GREEN SCHEME, WE HAVEBEEN ABLE TO -- TO PREVENT ANYSIGNIFICANT INCREASES.Reporter: IN AN EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW, THE SECRETARY OFHEALTH TOLD ME MASKS ARE THE KEYTO A SUCCESSFUL REOPENING.MASKS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BEVERY HELPFUL IN TERMS OFPREVENTING COMMUNITY SPREAD.BUT THE VIRUS IS SPREADING INMANY OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY,INCLUDING FLORIDA, TEXT ANDCALIFORNIA WITH RECORD HIGHS.BIG METRO AREAS SEEM TO BERISING VERY QUICKLY.AND SOME MODELS ARE ON THE VERGEOF BEING POLL LIP KICK.ARE YOU WORRIED IT COULDHAPPEN HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA.I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUTACTUALLY 20%.BEST WAY FOR THAT NOT TO HAPPENARE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ALERT ANDVIGILANT.PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS, WASH HANDSAND CONTINUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCE.BUT THE TREND HAS BEEN FORCASES TO INCREASE ASRESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED ANDPEOPLE START INTERACTING.DR. LEVINE SAID THE BEST WAY TOPREVENT THAT IS THROUGH EXPANDEDTESTING, WHERE INFECTED PEOPLEARE ISOLATED QUICKLY ALONG WITHTHEIR CONTACTS.I ASKED THE SECRETARY IF THATDOESN'T WORK, COULD RED ORYELLOW RESTRICTIONS BE REIMPOSED.WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT OURCONTAINMENT STRATEGY WILL WORKWE DID NOT PLAN TO GO BACK INTERMS OF COLOR SCHEME.WHILE PHILADELPHIA WILL BE INTHE GREEN PHASE TOMORROW, ONLY ALIMITED NUMBER OF BUSINESSES CANOPEN, LIKE HAIR SALONS, THE CITY