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GOVERNOR REYNOLDS IS MOVING CLOSER TO ANNOUNCING SPECIFIC PLANS TO SLOWLY REOPEN THE STATE. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGE IS LIVE DOWNTOWN TONIGHT WITH DETAIL TODD: THE GOVERNOR UNDERSTANDS ISLANDS WANT TO GET BACK -- IOWA WANT TO GET BACK TO NORMAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HER DISASTER PROCLAMATIONS ENDS NEXT WEEK. FROM RESTAURANTS TO BARBERSHOPS TO PLAYGROUNDS, THE STATE OF IOWA HAS BEEN PRACTICALLY SHUT DOWN FOR THE PAST SIX WEEKS. GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SAYS SHE IS NOW WORKING ON A REOPENING PLAN, BUT DETAILS ARE STILL UNDER DISCUSSION. REYNOLDS ANNOUNCED SHE IS MEETING WITH THE IOWA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO REOPEN IN A LIMITED CAPACITY. SHE WARNS THAT EATING OUT OR DOING ANY REGULAR ACTIVITY WILL LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT THAN BEFOR >> SO EVEN AS WE START TO OPEN BACK UP THE STATE AND BUSINESSES, PEOPLE STILL NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE. THEY NEED TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN WE ARE STARTIN TO OPEN UP SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES. WE NEED THAT TAKING PLACE IN THESE BUSINESSES, AND THAT’S HO WE START TO SLOWLY AND RESPONSIBLY OPEN BACK UP THE STATE. BUT ALSO, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT VULNERABL IOWANS, THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE, THEY SHOULD STILL BE VERY MINDFU THEY SHOULD STILL BE STAYING HOME, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. TODD: THE GOVERNOR DID NOT GIVE A TIMELINE FOR ANNOUNCING REOPENING PLANS, BUT AGAIN

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Gov. Kim Reynolds is moving closer to announcing specific plans to slowly reopen the state. She said she understands that people want to return to normal life as soon as possible and her disaster proclamation ends with the month of April. From restaurants to barbershops to playgrounds, the state of Iowa has been practically shut down for the last six weeks. Reynolds announced she is meeting with the Iowa Restaurant Association to produce a plan to reopen in a limited capacity. She warns that eating out or doing any regular activity will look much different than before. "So even as we start to open back up the state and business, people still need to be responsible," Reynolds said. "They need to practice social distancing when we are starting to open up some of these businesses. We need that taking place int he businesses and that's how we start slowly and responsibly start to open back up the state. But we also have to make sure that vulnerable Iowans that know who they are, they should still be very mindful. They should still be staying home, especially if you have underlying conditions." Reynolds did not give a timeline for announcing reopening plans.