Fog Blog New Brunswick Log: 2nd Phase of Covid 19 Recovery Plan:

New Brunswick has officially entered the second phase of its COVID-19 recovery plan and will allow a large number of businesses to open, provided they follow public health rules.

Offices, retail stores and restaurants will be permitted to open, as will some cultural institutions like libraries, galleries and museums .Daycares regulated by the Department of Education will be allowed to open on May 19 while non-regulated daycares are allowed to open as of Friday The “orange” phase will begin immediately, but all businesses will have to craft operational plans that detail how social distancing can be observed, as well as how those who are symptomatic or have travelled outside of the province within the last 14 days will be screened and kept out of their premises before they are able to open.“Businesses can open effective immediately, but each of them must decide when they are ready to open,” Premier Blaine Higgs said Friday.