Abbott gives green light to day care, bars, bowling, youth sports and summer camp
Gov. Greg Abbott Monday unveiled his plans for an accelerated return to a semblance of normal life Monday, immediately reopening child care centers, Scouting and other youth clubs, as well as massage, tattoo, piercing and other personal services, with a limited reopening of bars, bingo halls and bowling alleys Friday, when restaurants will be allowed to go from quarter to half capacity.
Abbott said that while bars, craft breweries and wine tasting rooms will be limited to 25% capacity, those capacity limits do not apply to outdoor areas that maintain safe distancing.
With an eye to summer, Abbott also announced that as of May 31, Boy Scout, 4-H, Vacation Bible and all other day and overnight summer camps can reopen, as well as youth sports program, like Little League, at which he said, parents will be able to spectate as along as appropriate social distancing is followed.
Also, professional sports can return on May, the 31st, Abbott said. That includes pro-golf, auto racing, baseball, , softball, tennis, football and basketball.
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