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The light that we can see at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, Pritzker said during a a press conference. For restaurants and bars and retail and weddings and public gatherings, this means higher capacity limits and a very hopeful move toward full reopening.
What s included in the bridge phase
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced that Illinois will enter the COVID bridge phase on May 14.Â
Here s what s included:Â
Expand capacity limits in places such as retail stores, offices, theatres, ticketed spectator events, amusement parks and zoos up to 60%
Restaurants and bars could expand capacity in standing areas to 30% indoors and 50% outdoors
SPRINGFIELD â Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that Illinois will enter the âbridgeâ phase to full reopening on Friday, May 14. Barring any reversal of current trends, Phase 5, or full reopening, will begin on June 11.
He also announced that residents can now obtain COVID-19 vaccines from their physiciansâ offices, rather than just designated vaccine sites, as public health officials continue to confront hesitancy within many communities to accept the vaccines.
Thursdayâs announcement came as the state reached a new benchmark of having 55 percent of adults age 16 and over, and 80 percent of people age 65 and over, having received at least one dose of vaccine, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Meanwhile, the daily number of new cases, hospitalization rates and intensive care unit usage have all been falling or leveling off.
The light that we can see at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, Pritzker said during a a press conference. For restaurants and bars and retail and weddings and public gatherings, this means higher capacity limits and a very hopeful move toward full reopening.
What s included in the bridge phase
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced that Illinois will enter the COVID bridge phase on May 14.Â
Here s what s included:Â
Expand capacity limits in places such as retail stores, offices, theatres, ticketed spectator events, amusement parks and zoos up to 60%
Restaurants and bars could expand capacity in standing areas to 30% indoors and 50% outdoors
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday that Illinois will enter the “bridge” phase to full reopening on Friday, May 14. And barring any reversal of current trends, Phase 5, or full reopening, could begin bJune 11.
He also announced that residents can now obtain COVID-19 vaccines from their physicians’ offices, rather than just designated vaccine sites, as public health officials continue to confront hesitancy within many communities to accept the vaccines.
Thursday’s announcement came as the state reached a new benchmark of having 55% of adults age 16 and over, and 80% of people age 65 and over, having received at least one dose of vaccine, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Meanwhile, the daily number of new cases, hospitalization rates and intensive care unit usage have all been falling or leveling off.