Three Phases of Opening Up America Again
Phase One:
Individuals
- Continue to shelter in place
- Maximize physical distance
- Avoid groups of more than 10 people
- Minimize non-essential travel
Employers
- Encourage telework
- Return to work in phases
- Close common areas and enforce social distancing
- Minimize non-essential travel
Specific Types of Employers
- Schools should remain closed
- Visits to senior living facilities and hospitals should be prohibited
- Large venues can operate under strict social distancing protocols
- Elective surgeries can resume
- Gyms can open if social distancing and sanitation protocols are met
- Bars should remain closed
Phase Two:
Individuals
- Avoid social settings of more than 50 people
- Non-essential travel can resume
Employers
- Non-essential travel can resume
Specific Types of Employers
- Schools can reopen
- Bars may operate with diminished standing-room occupancy
Phase Three:
Individuals
- Individuals can resume public interactions
Employers
- Resume unrestricted staffing of work sites
Specific Types of Employers
- Visits to senior care facilities and hospitals can resume.
- Large venues can operate under limited social distancing protocols
- Bars may operate with increased standing room occupancy