In his COVID-19 press briefing on Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released more dates for when additional state businesses could reopen.
The governor said museums, outdoor attractions, aquariums, libraries and distilleries will be given the OK to reopen on June 8 as long as they follow the Healthy at Work guidelines.
“We’re going to try to have as much guidance that’s applicable to a lot of these,” Beshear said, “because some of them are outdoors but also have individual tours or groups that can go through, so we’re going to be working hard on this. But this gives these businesses some advance notice. They’re still going to have to meet the top 10 rules and then we’re going to try to have some specific guidance for them so this can be done safely.”
Here are the 10 main Healthy at Work rules from Beshear
And then as each sector gets guidance, it is posted to govstatus.egov.com/ky-healthy-at-work.
“This is a big week,” Beshear said in reference to all of the Kentucky businesses slated to reopen. “There is a lot of additional activity, but we have to make sure that we do it safely. I trust in you, and you have done so well thus far that I believe we can do this safely, but it has to be done differently. Let’s make sure that again Kentucky can do this just as well as anyone else.”
Here’s what’s slated to reopen when in Kentucky:
May 20:
May 22:
- Restaurants: 33% Capacity + Outdoor Seating
- Groups of 10 people or fewer
- Travel Ban Lifted
May 25:
June 1:
- Auto/Dirt Track Racing
- Aquatic Centers
- Bowling Alleys
- Fishing Tournaments
- Fitness Centers
- Kentucky State Park Lodges
- Movie Theaters
- Salato Wildlife Education Center
June 8:
- Museums
- Outdoor attractions
- Aquariums
- Libraries
- Distilleries
June 11:
- Kentucky Horse Park
- Kentucky State Park Campgrounds
- Otter Creek
June 15:
- Some childcare
- Summer camps (if they can meet the requirements of childcare and sports)
- Youth Sports (low touch and outdoors)
July:
- Bars
- Groups of 50 people or fewer
There are no dates yet for when bingo halls can reopen or concerts can resume. And visitors are still not yet allowed in nursing homes or long-term care facilities.
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This article appears in May 6 – Jun 14, 2020.
