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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

Today is Friday. It's May 22nd. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. This morning. Some counties in Pennsylvania could see practically all of the state's

pandemic restrictions on business activity and gatherings lifted in the coming days, other than

social distancing and health monitoring guidelines that are in place to help stop the spread of the

coronavirus. Thursday's announcement by Governor Tom Wolfe that some counties could get to move to at least

the least restrictive green phase of the three-color

traffic signal reopening plan stages could become official on Friday. Governor Wolf is expected

to announce the counties that can move from red to yellow and yellow to green, hopefully today,

during his daily COVID-19 briefing. With the number of new infections slowing, Wolf has been easing social distancing

restrictions and allowing many businesses to reopen in lightly impacted areas of the state. Wolf's

health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, said the health department will soon release criteria for moving

a county into the green phase of Wolf's reopening plan. So they kind of focused on what the red

and the yellow were. They didn't really get into too much detail of the green phase, Wolf's reopening plan. So they kind of focused on what the red and the

yellow were. They didn't really get into too much detail of the green phase, but they're saying

now that they have some counties that are moving to the green phase, they'll give more details

about that. And hopefully we'll get that today. On Friday, 12 already announced counties will

move from red to yellow and join 37 other counties already in the yellow phase. 18 mostly eastern Pennsylvania counties that are home to 60% of Pennsylvania's 12.8 million

residents, including Philadelphia and its heavily populated suburbs, have yet to receive word

as to when they will leave the red phase. Wolf State Home Order still applies in the red

phase, as do many restrictions on business activities that lift to the yellow phase. Kathy, did he suggest when we might move into the pastel phase? That's usually springtime, so it's weird that we're not there. I know, I know. But now everything's been delayed, so I'm waiting. All right, but listen, there is some good news. Drinks to go are now legal in Pennsylvania, from Pennsylvania, bars, restaurants, hotels,

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