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Covid-19: Starting Today, More People Allowed Inside Restaurants, Gyms, Shops
Massachusetts is loosening capacity restrictions at restaurants, gyms, retail shops, and more starting today.
On Monday, Feb. 8, at 5 a.m., Massachusetts emergency occupancy limits meant to stem the spread of COVID-19 change.
Since late-December, many businesses have had to limit their occupancy at no more than 25 percent capacity.
On Monday, the cap was raised to 40 percent occupancy.
Among the other types of businesses that can now have more people inside are hair and nail salons, arcades, recreational businesses, driving and flight schools, libraries, museums, places of worship, hote…
Low-Risk Communities Can Increase Capacity, Offer More Services On Monday
Communities will be able to move onto Step 2 of Phase 3 in Massachusetts re-opening plan if they are considered low-risk for COVID-19 infection.
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Gov. Charlie Baker said commonwealth communities that have not been “red” for the last three weeks can proceed to Step 2.
Being a “red” community refers to the state’s COVID-19 infection, color-coded maps. Communities in the red have the highest rate of infection, the second highest is yellow, then red, and finally gray communities pose the lowest of all risk.
Starting Monday, Oct. 5, according to WesternMass News, municipali…
