Gov. Murphy: Indoor Martial Arts, Yoga Studios Can Resume In NJ

NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy, speaking during a Wednesday news conference, said indoor yoga studios and martial arts facilities can resume operations. He made the announcement as he revealed that the Garden State has 390 additional coronavirus cases and 24 more deaths (you can watch it live here, below).

The update comes as the number of cases has risen to 177,645, and 13,787 confirmed deaths have been reported. Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

Murphy clarified that contact drills and practices may resume in sports, but only outside. He also said that yoga studios and martial arts facilities can resume indoor activities as long as they're at 25 percent capacity and the participants are masked.

Martial-arts drills also must be non-contact, and people must keep their social distance.

Licensed health clubs can still only open for personal, one-on-one appointments, he said.

Murphy said he would like to open more of New Jersey's economy, but he said the daily case number of 390 is still too high, and shows that the disease "is still out there."

"We're lot better than we were. We're just not there yet," Murphy said.

New Jersey expanded the list of states on its travel quarantine on Tuesday. Read more: NJ Expands Coronavirus Travel Quarantine To 31 States

We asked: Should schools reopen in New Jersey? Nearly 27K responded to our poll. And their opinions were pretty strong. Read more: Should NJ Schools Reopen? Here's What Nearly 27K Residents Think

Watch Murphy live here:

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