Philadelphia Officials Expected To Delay City From Moving To Green Phase On Friday

HERE AT HOME AND AROUND THENATION ARE RAPIDLY RISING.GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY I'MJANELLE BURRELL.WELCOME TO CBS3 WHITE NEWS ATNOON STREAMING LIVE ON CBS DNANCY PELOSI PHILLY.I'M JIM DONOVAN.LESS THAN AN HOUR PHILADELPHIAOFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED TO REVEALA CHANGE IN THEIR PLANS TOLOOSEN RESTRICTIONS ON INDOORACTIVITIES.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIE STAHLIS HERE WITH MORE ON WHAT THEHEALTH COMMISSIONER IS EXPECTEDTO SAY.HEY, STEPHANIE.Reporter: JIM, HE'SPROBABLY NOT GOING TO LIFTRESTRICTIONS THAT HAD BEENSCHEDULED TO HAPPEN ON FRIDAY.THE REOPENING OF INDOORACTIVITIES IN PHILADELPHIA ISEXPECTED TO BE DELAYED BECAUSETHE HEALTH COMMISSIONER TELLS MEHE DOESN'T WANT TO RISK OPENINGTOO SOON AND CAUSING A SPIKE INCASES LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING INOTHER PLACES.PHILADELPHIA HAD BEEN SEEING ASTEADY DECLINE OF COVID-19 CASESBUT THAT'S PLATEAUED RECENTLY.THERE ARE NOW ABOUT 100 NEWCASES A DAY.NOT MEETING THE HEALTHCOMMISSIONER'S TARGET OF 80.GROUP OF ACTIVITIES THAT WERESCHEDULED TO TENTATIVELY OPEN ONFRIDAY IF WE MET OUR TARGET.LIKELY WE WON'T DO THAT.Reporter: GOOD FARLEY TOLDME YESTERDAY THE PLAN TO LIFTRESTRICTIONS ON GYMS ANDRESTAURANTS PROBABLY WON'THAPPEN AS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULEDFRIDAY JULY 3rd.THAT'S PARTLY BECAUSE OF WHAT'SHAPPENING IN PHILADELPHIA BUTALSO REACTION TO THE SURGE OFCASES MAINLY AMONG YOUNGERPEOPLE IN OTHER PARTS OF THECOUNTRY.SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERYCAUTIOUS ABOUT REOPENING NOW BIGWAVE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.Reporter: WHAT DOES THATMEAN EXACTLY BE CAUTIOUS?MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T BE OPENTHINGS UP PARTICULARLY HIGH RISKACTIVITY.ANY ACTIVITY WHERE PEOPLE AREINDOORS CLOSE TOGETHER NOTWEARING MASKS.PARTICULARLY HIGH RISK ACTIVITY.Reporter: MASKS AREMANDATORY IN PHILADELPHIA INSIDEAND IN CROWDED AREAS.EVEN THOUGH THE CITY ISDESIGNATED IN THE GREEN PHASE OFREOPENING BY THE STATE, THEHEALTH COMMISSIONER IS ONLYALLOWING CERTAIN ACTIVITIESINCLUDING PEOPLE GOING TO HAIRSALONS AND SWIM CLUBS.NOW DR. FARLEY WILL MAKE THEANNOUNCEMENT AT 1:00 TODAY WE'LLCARRY IT LIVE ON CBS N PHILLYAND HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING