New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state would begin entering Stage Two of reopening on June 15, citing improvements in Covid-19 hospitalizations, ventilator use, and new cases. Here’s the latest on everything you need to know about Covid-19 in the area and what’s reopened, restricted, or still closed –– updated with the most recent information:

[Note: All reopenings include social distancing guidelines. Wearing a mask is recommended, especially indoors and/or when it is difficult to stay six feet apart from others.]

REOPENING OR RESTRICTIONS LOOSENING SOON

• Raise limits on indoor gatherings for religious services: the weekend of June 12
• Child care centers: June 15
• Outdoor dining: June 15
• Limited indoor non-essential retail: June 15
• In-person customer services at the Motor Vehicle Commission: June 15
• Limited personal care including barbershops and salons: June 22
• Non-contact organized sports: June 22
• Limited fitness centers, gyms, health clubs: TBD, after June 22
• Moter Vehicle Commission behind-the-wheel road tests, licensing, and permits: June 29 <– READ MORE
• Youth day camps and summer programs: July 6
• Outdoor graduation ceremonies that comply with social distancing: July 6
• Certain in-person clinical research/labs: TBD
• Certain in-person government services: TBD

REOPENED OR RESTRICTIONS LOOSENED AS OF JUNE 5

Outdoor recreational businesses and activities: at most 25 individuals, including:

• Public and private recreational campgrounds
• Charter and fishing boats
• Outdoor batting cages
• Watercraft rentals
• Driving ranges
• Batting cages
• Golf driving ranges
• Shooting and archery ranges
• Horseback riding
• Private tennis clubs
• All-terrain vehicles and dirtbike
• Community gardens
• Beaches and boardwalks (see the CLOSED OR RESCHEDULED section for limits)

Stores, dealerships, and other indoor businesses and activities: at most ten individuals, including:

• In-person sales at car and motorcycle dealerships and bicycle shops
• Non-essential construction
• Non-essential retail stores with curbside pickup
• Restroom facilities at parks with frequent and proper cleaning

Medical practices and procedures, including:

• Elective surgical and other invasive procedures

Gatherings of vehicles: social distancing required and must stay in car, including:

• Drive-in movies
• Drive-in church services
• Drive-by graduations

CLOSED OR RESCHEDULED

Certain close-contact activities at beaches and boardwalks, including:

• Special events
• Playgrounds
• Rides
• Arcades and games
• Water fountains
• Picnic areas
• Water play equipment

New Jersey primary elections: rescheduled for July 7 and primarily vote-by-mail

Sources: Governor Phil Murphy, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, NJ local and state health agencies