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There's no denying that we're all getting "corona-ed" out after a few months. While this will all be over someday, not everything is back yet. While much of Upstate has reached Phase 4 of NY Forward, malls, gyms, zoos and cinemas still aren't open right now. That's why I think of them as a de facto Phase 5, even if Albany doesn't label it as such. The Cuomo administration still have to confer with experts as to how to sort those businesses with social distancing and everything you hear about even if you're quarantined under a rock. When the 1918 pandemic occurred, it was likely theatres that had to close when Clara Bow and Charlie Chaplin ruled the big screen in the silent era.
No two so-called experts will have the same idea about what's next as it's still a learning curve. All the while, small businesses and chains like JCPenney have suffered greatly with the economy. Just know that the new normal is not the new forever.
