408 AND TAMPA. CURRENTLY NO PROBLEMS TONIGHT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WILL BE A
DIFFERENT STORY.
>> Justin: THANK YOU.
IN JUST HOURS, A BIG STEP
TOWARDS REOPENING.
CITY WALK WILL WELCOME GUESTS
BACK THIS AFTERNOON.
IT COMES ONE DAY AFTER THE
ATTRACTION GOT A ONCE OVER BY
HEALTH OFFICIALS.
EZZY, ORANGE COUNTY’S TOP DOCTOR
SAID THE VISIT WAS A LEARNING
EXPERIENCE.
>> Reporter: YES, HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY COMING OUT WAS A
LEARNING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THEY
WERE ABLE TO EXAMINE HOW
UNIVERSAL H WILL TRY TO KEEP
VISITORS SAFE.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, VISITORS
WILL HAVE TO WEAR FACE MASKS AND
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> WE WENT THERE ALSO TO LEARN,
THAT’S THE DYNAMIC, PARKS AND
LARGE ATTRACTIONS.
>> DR. RAUL PINO SAID THEY WERE
INVITED TO TAKE TOUR BEFORE IT
REOPENS.
PINO SAID UNIVERSAL SAID THEY
WILL BE LIMITING RESTAURANTS TO
25% CAPACITY.
THEY WILL HAVE HAND SANITIZING
STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
ALSO ALL GUESTS AND WORKERS MUST
SUBMIT TO A TEMPERATURE CHECK.
>> WE CAME TO REALIZE A LARGE
NUMBER OF SURFACES THAT PEOPLE
WILL COME IN TOUCH WITH ARE
HANDRAIL S
HANDRAILS AND WINDING LANES WE
HAVE FOR THE RIGHT.
>> ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR DEMINGS
SAYS HE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY
SMALLER ATTRACTIONS LIKE GATOR
LAND AND FUN SPOT.
THEY ALSO WANT TO REOPEN.
LAND AND FUN SPOT.
THEY ALSO WANT TO REOPEN.
HE SAID THE DECISION WILL BE UP TO THE ECONOMIC TASK FORCE. >> IT CAN’T BE EMOTIONAL, BASED
ON THE ECONOMICS OF THE
CONVERSATION.
IT HAS TO BE BALANCED WITH THE
HEALTHCARE DATA AS WELL.
CITY WALK IS SET TO OPEN AT
4:00.
DISNEY SPRINGS IS SET TO OPEN
NEXT WEDNESDAY ALSO WITH NEW
RESTRICTIONS FOR VISITORS.
AS FAR AS THE THEME PARK, THERE
IS NO WOR ON WHEN THEY WILL BE
REOPENING.
EZZY CASTRO GETTING RESULTS,
NEWS 6.
>> Kristin: AS CITY WALK IS
GETTING READY TO REOPEN, MANY
ARE ASKING WHEN FLORIDA WILL BE
READY FOR PHASE TWO.
>> IT TAKES TWO TO THREE WEEKS
OF GATHERING DATA THAT YOU
SHOULD USE IN MAKING YOUR
DECISION TO GO TO THE NEXT
PHASE, WE ARE IN THE SECOND WEEK
OF PHASE ONE.
IT IS LIKELY THAT THE GOVERNOR H
WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
SOMETIME SOON.
>> Kristin: PHASE TWO COULD
INCLUDE PLACES LIKE GYM.
GYM OWNERS SAY THEY ARE READY TO
BE INCLUDED.
THEY ALREADY HAVE SAFETY
MEASURES IN PLACE.
OF COURSE, IT WILL ALL DEPEND ON
THE CONTINUED RISE IN
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
FLORIDA ADDED ANOTHER 479
YESTERDAY.
WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
TESTING POSITIVE WAS ALSO
HIGHER, THERE WERE FEWER TESTS
DONE.
IMPORTANT TO MENTION, JUST 40 OF
THOSE CASES WERE HERE IN
FLORIDA.
>> Bridgett: FAMILY MEMBERS MAY
BE ABLE TO VISIT NURSING HOMES
>> Bridgett: FAMILY MEMBERS MAY
BE ABLE TO VISIT NURSING HOMES
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE OUTBREAK. >> WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO PUT
SAFETY FIRST.
I THINK THIS SEPARATION, HUMAN
BEINGS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE
SEPARATED, PARTICULARLY FAMILY
MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF
OUR RESIDENTS AS THEY GET OLDER.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT MOMENTS.
WE WANT TO GET THEM BACK
TOGETHER.
>> THE GOVERNOR SAID STARTING
THIS WEEK, HE HAS ALLOWED STATE
OFFICIALS TO DISTRIBUTE TESTS TO
ANY FACILITY WHO WANTS TO
CONDUCT THEIR OWN TEST INGING.
>>> HAPPENING TODAY, THE LABOR
DEPARTMENT IS SET TO RELEASE THE
LATEST NUMBERS, THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO SHOW MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS ARE OUT OF WORK.
THE NUMBER OF NEW FILINGS IS
EXPECTED TO BE AROUND TWO AND A
HALF MILLION.
WHILE THAT’S LOWER THAN RECENT
WEEKS, IT WOULD PUSH THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN TO MORE
THAN 35 MILLION.
MEANTIME, HERE IN FLORIDA, THE
STATE SAYS OVER HALF OF THE
PEOPLE WHO FILED UNEMPLOYMENT
CLAIMS STILL HAVEN’T GOTTEN ANY
MONEY, MANY CONTINUE TO REPORT
PROBLEMS WITH THE STATE’S
WEBSITE.
AT LAST CHECK, CLOSE TO 700,000
PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED PAYMENT.
>>> STARTING TODAY, SMALL
BUSINESSES IN VOLUSIA COUNTY CAN
BEGIN APPLYING FOR EXTRA HELP.
THE COUNTY IS OFFERING $10
MILLION TO HELP BUSINESSESOFF
SET THE IMPACTS OF THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
BUSINESSES WITH NO MORE THAN 25
EMPLOYEES CAN APPLY FOR A
ONE-TIME GRANT.
THE ONLINE APPLICATION OPENS AT