Western New York region to begin Phase Four of reopening tomorrow

The Western New York region, which includes Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties, is expected to begin Phase Four of the New York Forward program tomorrow.

THOSE PROMISINGNEW NUMBERS PUTWESTERN NEW YORKON TRACK TO ENTERPHASE FOUR OFREOPENINGTOMORROW.THAT MEANS PLACESLIKE MUSEUMS, ZOOAND AQUARIUMS WILLBE BACK IN BUSINESS.IT'S ALSO A CHANCEFOR SOME EDUCATIONSERVICES TO RESUME.THE REBOUNDBUFFALO IS HELPINGYOU NAVIGATE THENEW NORMAL... ANDTONIGHT - REPORTERED REILLY SHOWS USWHAT TO EXPECT INPHASE FOUR.WE'VE GONE FROMHAVING THE HIGHESTRATE OF INFECTION INAMERICA TO HAVINGTHE LOWEST RATE OFINFECTION.OTHER PARTS OF THECOUNTRY CONTINUETO SEE A SURGE OFCOVID-19 CASES.BUT NEW YORK'SNUMBER'S ARE GOINGDOWN.AS A RESULT, THE WNYREGION WILL ENTERPHASE FOUR ONTUESDAY.THAT MEANS LOW-RISK INDOOR ANDOUTDOOR ARTS ANDENTERTAINMENT - LIKETHE AQUARIUM OFNIAGARA AND THEBUFFALO ZOO CANREOPEN.MOVIE PRODUCTIONCAN RESUME.AND HIGHEREDUCATION CAN ONCEAGAIN HAVESTUDENTS.YOU ARE IN ONE OFOUR CLASSROOMSTHAT IS SET UP FORONSITE LEARNINGDURING ANAFTERNOON TOURS .

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GOVERNOR KATHYHOCHUL WAS SHOWNHOW THE UB JACOBSSCHOOL OF MEDICINEHAS MADE CHANGES ..

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..SPACING OUTSTUDENT WORK ANDCLASSROOM SEATING,.

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AND REMINDINGSTUDENTS OF THENEED TO WEAR AMASK AND MAINTAINSOCIAL DISTANCE.HOWEVER, WE CANNOTREST WITH THIS CURVETHROUGHOUT THEPANDEMIC, THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICERELIED ON ADVICEFROM EXPERTS AT UB.THOSE EXPERTSBELEIVE THE KEY TONY'S SUCCESS IS THEHIGH NUMBER OFPEOPLE WEARINGMASKS.IF WE ARE ALL MASKED,WE GREATLYDECREASE THECHANCES THAT WE AREGOING TO SPREAD THISIT IS ALSODISHEARTENING TOSEE THIS OPTION WASAVAILABLE TO EVERYOTHER STATE IN THENATIONMODELING SHOWS IF75% OF PEOPLECONTINUE TO WEARMASKS DURINGREOPENING .

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COVIDCASES WILL KEEPFALLING.IF ONLY 25% WEARMASKS .

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THE STATECOULD SEE ANOTHERCOVID SPIKE.THERE ARE SOMESTATES THAT DIDN'TEMBRACE THISCULTURE AND THEYHAVE PAID THECONSEQUENCES OFTHAT, BUT OUR WORKIS NOT DONE HERE INWESTERN NEW YORKAS WELLCONTINUEDEDUCATION ABOUTTHE BENEFITS OFMASKS AND PROPERDISTANCING IS BEINGURGED.WE NEED EVERYONETO CONTRIBUTE TOGET THE MAXIMUMEFFECTS OF THISPHASE 4 IS THE LASTPHASE .

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.BUSINESSES THATHAVEN'T REOPENEDYET - LIKE MOVIETHEATERS AND GYMSWILL GET ADVICEINDIVIDUALLY ABOUTWHAT THEY MUST DOTO REOPEN.THAT GUIDANCE ISBEING ISSUED ON AREGULAR BASIS ANDTHAT IS BEINGDEVELOPEDAS TO MALLS,GOVERNOR SAID HEWANTS TO MANDATETHAT THEY INSTALLSPECIAL AIRFILTRATION SYSTEMSTO CATCH THE VIRUSBEFORE THEY CANREOPEN.

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