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What's allowed to open in Phase 2 of B.C.'s restart plan?

Starting Tuesday, restaurants, cafes and pubs, retail and personal service establishments, libraries, museums and galleries, office spaces and child care facilities may open for business again.Butthere are restrictions.

Restaurants, libraries, child-care facilities can begin operating again but with restrictions

A customer gets his hair cut by a hairdresser at a barber shop in Burnaby, B.C., on May 19, 2020. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Tuesday marks the beginning of the second phase of British Columbia's restart plan, a four-phase plan to reopen the economy after two months of shutdown.

It means, starting today, restaurants, cafes and pubs, retail and personal service establishments, libraries, museums and galleries, office spaces and child care facilities may open for business again.For some companies, it will be the first time they've openedtheir doors since mid-March.

Parks, beaches and recreational facilities are reopening, too.

Butthere are restrictions.

Businesses have been asked to develop enhanced protocols to ensure they are operatingin line with the public health and safety guidelines. In order to reopen, all businesses must have a COVID-19 safety plan in place.

Customers visit a barber shop in Burnaby, B.C., on May 19, 2020, the first day of Phase 2 in B.C. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

WorkSafeBC is providing a template for those plans. The head of prevention services for the agency, Al Johnson, has said about 300 prevention officers will oversee enforcement.

Industry-specific public health protocols were released by the province on Friday, aimingto prevent the spread of the coronavirus while ramping up economic activity.

As part of Phase 2, the province is stillasking people to stay close to home and avoid any non-essential travel between communities. People should also keep practising physical distancing andproper personal hygiene, and they should stayhome if they feel unwell.

Businesses and facilities allowed to reopen, under enhanced protocols, during Phase 2:

Also, elective surgeries are being rescheduled as part of Phase 2.

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With files from The Canadian Press