We entered "Phase 3" of my state's reopening plan as of today, which means restaurants are open for outdoor-only seating, many stores and attractions like zoos are re-opening at limited capacity with masks required, and gatherings of up to 10 people are allowed. If things go well and we don't see a spike in new cases, we can move to the next phase at the end of June, which would allow schools to reopen in August... but they warned us that we could also go back to "Phase 2" if things worsen. So we'll see. There are still people complaining about having to wear masks and threatening to travel to neighboring states with fewer restrictions - like Missouri, which made the news last weekend for all the people partying at Lake of the Ozarks, completely ignoring the fact that we're in the midst of a pandemic. I'm curious to see what their cases look like in the next two weeks.
It doesn't seem fair that Wales is so far behind the other parts of the UK when you have fewer cases, Steph. It seems like it's still a lot stricter over there than it is here, and my state is one of the stricter ones because of the high number of cases in the Chicago area. But now that school's out for the summer and my concerts have been rescheduled, I'm okay with us being behind so we can watch what happens in the other areas that have already reopened and hopefully not make the same mistakes. And if there aren't big spikes in places that reopened early, great! That would be a good sign.
Rose, I saw a commercial for Vegas tourism last night, advertising a different but more intimate Vegas experience. I took that as a good sign too.
