The Boardwalk Plaza Hotel and other busineeses along the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk are gearing up for the state’s second phase of reopening today. Hotels and commercial lodging facilities will open to 60% capacity and are required to have regular cleaning of rooms and common areas. (Special to the Delaware State News/Chuck Snyder)

The next step of Delaware’s plan to return to normal function after the first wave of Covid-19 starts today. Businesses that could only operate at one-third of customer capacity can let in twice as many people. Among others, this pertains to houses of worship, restaurants, retail stores, hotels and motels, art centers and community pools. The limit of people that can legally gather inside is now 50, while outside the total is 250. Face coverings are still mandatory.