Re-Opening Massachusetts Phase I: 'Start' To Begin From May 25

Press release from the Town of Shrewsbury:

May 19, 2020

Under a staggered approach, additional Phase 1 sectors of the economy will be permitted to open effective May 25, 2020 including:

• Lab space;
• Office space;
• Limited personal services, including: hair salons, pet grooming, car washes;
• Retail: remote fulfillment and curbside pick-up;

Also permitted to open on May 25, 2020 with applicable guidelines, are the following:

• Beaches;
• Parks;
• Drive-in movie theaters;
• Select athletic fields and courts;
• Many outdoor adventure activities;
• Most fishing, hunting, and boating;
• Outdoor gardens, zoos, reserves, and public installations.

Governor Charlie Baker previously announced that the re-opening will take place over Four Phases: “Start,” “Cautious,” “Vigilant,” and “New Normal.” Each phase will be triggered by health indicators, including testing results and infection rates, hospitalizations and other metrics. All businesses and expanded activities, including governmental services, will need to comply with mandatory safety standards for workplaces that were previously announced, including social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing / operations, cleaning and disinfecting.

Please visit any of the links below to view the Baker-Polito Administration’s comprehensive plan to safely reopen the Massachusetts economy, get people back to work, and ease social restrictions while minimizing the health impacts of COVID-19:

Press Release (Date of Record May 18, 2020): Reopening Massachusetts: Baker-Polito Administration Initiates Transition to First Phase of Four-Phase Approach

Web Page: Reopening Massachusetts

• Reopening Massachusetts Report
• Guidance for Industries
• Four-Phase Approach
• When Can My Business Reopen
• Reopening Plan Template
• Compliance Attestation Poster
• Employer Poster
• Worker Poster

SAFETY STANDARDS around the below businesses now allowed to re-open in Phase I - effective May 25, 2020.

• Safety Standards for Laboratories
• Safety Standards for Hair Salons and Barbershops
• Safety Standards for Car Washes
• Safety Standards for Pet Grooming
• Safety Standards for Office Spaces (Permitted to reopen on May 25, 2020 (with the exception of Boston, which are permitted to reopen on June 1, 2020)

Re-opening Massachusetts

This press release was produced by the Town of Shrewsbury. The views expressed here are the author’s own.