On March 26, arts and entertainment facilities can reopen at 25%. Capacity limits will increase from 25% to 50% for fitness centers, indoor dining at restaurants, bowling alleys, escape rooms, museums and art galleries, personal services facilities, pools, retail establishments, and recreation centers.
The decision comes three days after Gov. Larry Hogan ordered capacity limits at most businesses, including restaurants, retail and religious facilities, to be lifted at 5 p.m. on Friday. Restaurants and bars, however, must continue sit-down, distanced service.
The Republican governor’s statewide rules also increase capacity for large indoor and outdoor venues to 50% capacity. Other safety protocols, such as masks and social distancing, still will be required.
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“We have had to put our trust in the governor and his team… so when this decision came out, it made a lot of sense to us,” Marshall Weston Jr., President and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Maryland, said regarding Gov. Larry Hogan lifting more COVID-19 restrictions that begin Friday at 5 p.m.
Despite other jurisdictions following Hogan’s recommendations, Baltimore City, Prince George’s County, and Montgomery County have been hesitant. A decision that Weston said: “I can’t say we were surprised that those three jurisdictions were going to hold off and do something different.”
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