Covid-19 Coronavirus

Summer in New Jersey can be hot enough. During summer 2020, in the face of a global pandemic, residents are being urged to wear masks and face coverings in order to stem the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Gov. Phil Murphy is urging local authorities to crack down and take a zero-tolerance approach to bars and restaurants that disregard pandemic regulations.

He says spikes in other states and knucklehead behavior at some restaurants here are warning signs of trouble, even though COVID-19 infection rates keep dropping.

The state Department of Health on Tuesday issued guidelines that will allow hospital visits to resume.

The state Department of Health has doubled the number of states where people visiting or returning from will have to self-quarantine for 14 days.

The state restaurant association says restaurants can't afford to put off openings they spent big money getting ready for.

News comes as other states grapple with rising case numbers.

Martell's Waters Edge has a large covered tiki deck for dining and a bar, but no indoor area was open to customers this weekend, the manager says

The Ocean County Mall located in Toms River has been developing their own safety plan to make sure staff at all the stores and customers walking around are safe and can stay healthy.

For most employees surveyed by Robert Half, the COVID-19 pandemic has been at time of reflection and reassessing their career priorities.

Travel and tourism industries say New Jersey should spend as much as $75 million from its federal COVID-19 funds on ad campaigns urging visits to the state.

Eateries in New Jersey can begin to serve patrons indoors starting Thursday, July 2.