NC enters Phase 2.5 in September as Gov. Roy Cooper tries to continue the slow spread of COVID-19.

Here is what Phase 2.5 entails:

• Outdoor playgrounds can reopen. Indoor playgrounds can operate at 30 percent capacity or up to seven people per 1,000 square feet.
• Museums and aquariums can operate at 50 percent capacity or up to 12 people per 1,000 square feet.
• Gyms, bowling alleys, skating rinks, and other indoor exercise facilities can operate at 30 percent capacity or up to seven people per 1,000 square feet.
• Mass gathering limits will be raised from 10 to 25 people indoors and from 25 to 50 people outside.
• Masks will be required in public for anyone age 5 and older, instead of 11 and older.

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