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Evers Allows Most Retail Stores To Open With Five-Customer Limit

Wisconsin will allow standalone stores to offer in-person shopping for up to five people at a time, according to a new directive from Gov. Tony Evers.

Evers announced the step Monday and it took effect immediately.

It allows standalone retail stores, or retail stores in strip malls, to open to customers for the first time since late March.

The stores can admit no more than five people at a time and social distancing measures must be followed.

Additionally, the order allows drive-in theaters to begin operating with some restrictions.

Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He now contributes occasionally to WXPR. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.
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