Governor Hogan lifts more COVID restrictions

HOUR AGO FROM GOVERNOR HOGAN ONGETTING MARYLAND BACK TONORMAL.

WMAR 2 NEWS EDDIEKADKIN IS LIVE IN ANNAPOLISTONIGHT WITH THE MESAURES THEGOVERNOR IS ELIMINATING... ANDTHE ONE HE'S KEEPING IN PLACE.EDDIE WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECTACROSS THE STATE?All outdoor restrictions arelifted and all capacityrestrictions are lifted forindoor business includingrestaurants and entertainmentvenues.

Those restrictionswill be lifted on Saturday.However we wonmandate lifted inside until wehit the magic number of 70% ofall adult Marylandersvaccinated.

Basing that numberoff of President Bidenframework.

Right now we areabout 4.6% away from hittingthat 70% mark.

The Governorsays when we hit that 70% markhe plans on lifting the maskmandate indoors as well.

Hepointed to the lowest covidnumbers weSeptember of last year and theamount of people who werevaccinated.“We are closerthan ever ... and death....The Governor also talked abothe Colonial Pipelineshutdown.

Saying that he hthe transportation ready tohandle the situation if itstarts to escalate here.

Alsoexpressing confident inColonialget the pipeline running againby the weekend.MOST CAPACITY LIMITS INBALTIMORE CITY WILL BE L