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This is what New Jersey's "new normal" will look like, Gov. Phil Murphy suspects. And it could be like this for the next few months, he guesses.
"The numbers are improving," he added. "The numbers are allowing us to take incremental steps."
The state is reopening after the near shutdown due to coronavirus, however, will take "quite some time," the governor cautioned during Wednesday's COVID-19 briefing.
Murphy earlier this week announced the reopening of nonessential businesses, restart of nonessential construction and opening of beaches and lakes in time for Memorial Day Weekend.
What the future looks like for gyms, beauty salons and restaurants remains uncertain, Murphy said.
"Be prepared to be incremental in the steps we’re taking but be able to rely on the very infrastructure we outlined -- robust testing and contact tracing so if we see any flareup we have a plan that can snuff that out, track it and isolate it,'' the governor said.
"That’s the reality we’ll be in for months at least.I hope it’s sooner than later."
He noted he wasn't afraid to pull the brake if cases spiked again.
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