NC Eases Some Restrictions

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has announced the State will move into Safer at Home Phase 2.5 on Friday at 5pm.  While some businesses will remain closed such as movie theaters, bars, and nightclubs, restrictions on other businesses have been eased.  Gyms will be allowed to open at 30% capacity, museums and aquariums will be allowed to operate with 50% capacity and playgrounds can now open.    The phase also increases mass gathering limits to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors.  Mask mandates and the statewide alcohol curfew, which requires restaurants to stop serving alcoholic beverages at 11 p.m. will remain in effect.