All Mississippi businesses were given the green light to reopen Monday, but social distancing guidelines are still in place.Gov. Tate Reeves allowed his safer-at-home order to expire at 8 a.m. Monday and replaced it with a new safe return order.The governor said all businesses can reopen -- including movie theaters and ballparks -- but they will have to follow the strict health orders that are in place. Ashley Carnival, general manager of Launch Trampoline Park in Pearl, said areas of the business are off limits, including the gladiator area where foam is used. "We’ve cut laser tag to where it's only one family at a time, that way we can walk in and Lysol afterwards," said Carnival. "We’ve cut over half of our games to ensure they’re 6 feet apart. Games are marked with X’s in front of them to make sure you’re not standing side-by-side."By noon on Monday, Keifer’s off of State Street in Jackson -- known for its Mediterranean cuisine -- was busy with customers excited to finally dine back inside after a two-month COVID-19 shut down. Faithful customer Robert Pocai said he’s thrilled the restaurant is back open and is pleased with the new normal inside. A sign at the entrance asks customers to assess how they feel before entering. "Masks and the service, it seems like sanitation is great and everything is really back in order," Pocai said.There are also limits on social gatherings, Reeves said. Where social distancing is possible, indoor gatherings of no more than 50 people and outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people will be allowed, the governor said. Where social distancing is not possible, no more than 20 people may gather indoors and outside, the limit is 50 people. Reeves said the order also asks that those at high-risk for contracting COVID-19 should continue to stay home.Schools may reopen for some programs to make up time that was lost, Reeves said.The order will be in place from Monday until June 15, when it will be reevaluated, the governor said. More than 700 Mississippians have died from the virus. Mississippi health officials have reported more than 15,700 cases of COVID-19.More on coronavirus in MississippiMap shows coronavirus cases in Mississippi by countyWhere you can get tested for COVID-19 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. — All Mississippi businesses were given the green light to reopen Monday, but social distancing guidelines are still in place.
Gov. Tate Reeves allowed his safer-at-home order to expire at 8 a.m. Monday and replaced it with a new safe return order.
The governor said all businesses can reopen -- including movie theaters and ballparks -- but they will have to follow the strict health orders that are in place.
Ashley Carnival, general manager of Launch Trampoline Park in Pearl, said areas of the business are off limits, including the gladiator area where foam is used.
"We’ve cut laser tag to where it's only one family at a time, that way we can walk in and Lysol afterwards," said Carnival. "We’ve cut over half of our games to ensure they’re 6 feet apart. Games are marked with X’s in front of them to make sure you’re not standing side-by-side."
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By noon on Monday, Keifer’s off of State Street in Jackson -- known for its Mediterranean cuisine -- was busy with customers excited to finally dine back inside after a two-month COVID-19 shut down.
Faithful customer Robert Pocai said he’s thrilled the restaurant is back open and is pleased with the new normal inside. A sign at the entrance asks customers to assess how they feel before entering.
"Masks and the service, it seems like sanitation is great and everything is really back in order," Pocai said.
There are also limits on social gatherings, Reeves said. Where social distancing is possible, indoor gatherings of no more than 50 people and outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people will be allowed, the governor said. Where social distancing is not possible, no more than 20 people may gather indoors and outside, the limit is 50 people.
Reeves said the order also asks that those at high-risk for contracting COVID-19 should continue to stay home.
Schools may reopen for some programs to make up time that was lost, Reeves said.
The order will be in place from Monday until June 15, when it will be reevaluated, the governor said.
More than 700 Mississippians have died from the virus. Mississippi health officials have reported more than 15,700 cases of COVID-19.
More on coronavirus in Mississippi
Map shows coronavirus cases in Mississippi by county
Where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Mississippi