Governor Andrew Cuomo is laying out a vague plan for reopening businesses in New York State that were forced to shut because of coronavirus.
Cuomo says the state will reopen in phases based on coronavirus data and it could start after May 15th in some regions. Phase 1 will be low risk construction and manufacturing companies. Cuomo says there would be two weeks of analysis on the effects before phase two. That involves an analysis of businesses by businesses.
“How essential a service does that business provide and how risky is that business.
Cuomo wants companies to give the state a plan to minimize risk.
"What safeguards are they going to put in place. So it’s very much going to be up to businesses.”
The reopening will be considered by region with Cuomo saying New York city and its suburbs will be more complicated.