NC Opens Up, Kind of
RALEIGH, N.C - NOVEMBER 9: North Carolina Democratic presumptive Governor elect Roy Cooper waves to a crowd at the North Carolina Democratic Watch Party as he walks on stage with his family on November 9, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina's gubernatorial race was still too close to call at 1:00 a.m. Cooper stated he felt positive the votes would fall in his favor. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)
NC Governor Roy Cooper moved the state into phase 2.5 this past Friday effective at 5pm. For those that don’t know here’s what phase 2.5 means for the state of NC.
Phase 2.5 means the following for North Carolina:
- Mass gathering limits will increase to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors from the current limit of 10 indoors and 25 outdoors.
- Playgrounds may open.
- Museums and aquariums may open at 50% capacity.
- Gyms and indoor exercise facilities, such as yoga studios, martial arts, and rock climbing, as well as skating rinks, bowling alleys, indoor basketball, volleyball etc., may open at 30% capacity.
- Bars, nightclubs, movie theaters, indoor entertainment facilities, amusement parks, dance halls will remain closed.
- Large venues remain subject to the mass gathering limits.
What opened during phase 2.5 that you have been waiting to open?
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