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Tri-state area to begin lifting most COVID-19 restrictions

Clip: 5/3/2021 | 1m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

Those long-awaited reopening plans now have a date.

In a little more than two weeks the tri-state area will begin major reopenings and lift most COVID-19 capacity limits on restaurants, bars gyms, and other businesses. Gov. Phil Murphy credited the drastic shift in declining COVID-19 cases as reason for the decision.

05/03/2021

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