Boston’s gyms, museums, movie theaters reopening Monday

Gyms, museums, movie theaters in Boston reopening Monday

The city of Boston is returning to Phase 3, Step 1 of the city’s COVID-19 economic reopening plan on Monday.Starting Monday, fitness centers and health clubs, museums, arcades, movie theaters and sight-seeing and organized tours will all be able to reopen at 25% capacity.Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made the reopening announcement last Tuesday.Indoor gatherings will still be limited to 10 people and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 25 people. This applies to public and private spaces.In mid-December, the city paused its reopening and moved back to a modified Phase 2, Step 2, anticipating an increase in COVID-19 cases during the holidays. The pause was set to expire last Wednesday, however it was extended to Monday.The following industries in the Boston may reopen Monday at 25% capacity:Indoor fitness centers and health clubs, including gyms using alternative spacesMovie theatersMuseumsAquariumsIndoor recreational and athletic facilitiesIndoor recreational venues with potential for low-contact (batting cages, driving ranges, bowling alleys, rock-climbing)Sight-seeing and other organized tours (bus tours, duck tours, harbor cruises, whale watching)Indoor historical spaces & sitesIndoor event spaces such as meeting rooms, ballrooms, private party rooms, and social clubs (limited to 10 people)Indoor and outdoor gaming arcades associated with gaming devices The city has 30 COVID-19 testing sites and several mobile testing sites that are available to residents, Walsh said, including a new site at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester. In addition, the mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Fenway Park has its grand opening Monday. A vaccination site strictly for Boston residents will also open Monday at the Reggie Lewis Center, an indoor track and field facility in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood.PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+

BOSTON —

The city of Boston is returning to Phase 3, Step 1 of the city’s COVID-19 economic reopening plan on Monday.

Starting Monday, fitness centers and health clubs, museums, arcades, movie theaters and sight-seeing and organized tours will all be able to reopen at 25% capacity.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made the reopening announcement last Tuesday.

Indoor gatherings will still be limited to 10 people and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 25 people. This applies to public and private spaces.

In mid-December, the city paused its reopening and moved back to a modified Phase 2, Step 2, anticipating an increase in COVID-19 cases during the holidays. The pause was set to expire last Wednesday, however it was extended to Monday.

The following industries in the Boston may reopen Monday at 25% capacity:

Indoor fitness centers and health clubs, including gyms using alternative spaces
Movie theaters
Museums
Aquariums
Indoor recreational and athletic facilities
Indoor recreational venues with potential for low-contact (batting cages, driving ranges, bowling alleys, rock-climbing)
Sight-seeing and other organized tours (bus tours, duck tours, harbor cruises, whale watching)
Indoor historical spaces & sites
Indoor event spaces such as meeting rooms, ballrooms, private party rooms, and social clubs (limited to 10 people)
Indoor and outdoor gaming arcades associated with gaming devices

The city has 30 COVID-19 testing sites and several mobile testing sites that are available to residents, Walsh said, including a new site at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.

In addition, the mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Fenway Park has its grand opening Monday. A vaccination site strictly for Boston residents will also open Monday at the Reggie Lewis Center, an indoor track and field facility in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood.