LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts has unveiled plans to loosen the state's coronavirus restrictions that will mean life in the Omaha area will start inching back toward normal on May 4.
Ricketts said Friday that he will relax restrictions in 59 counties, including Douglas, Sarpy and Cass in the Omaha area, but not Lancaster, which includes Lincoln.
The new orders will allow restaurants in the affected counties to reopen their dining rooms but require them to keep crowds at or below half of their rated occupancy.
Dining parties would be limited to six people.
Those rules will last through May 31.