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Shedd Aquarium in Chicago to reopen

Keanue Akbar, 12, a student at Memorial Junior High School, takes a photo at Shedd Aquarium as part of a special experience provided to her class as the winner of Dawn and Shedd's NextGen Animal Responders program on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Chicago. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Invision for Dawn/AP Images)
Keanue Akbar, 12, a student at Memorial Junior High School, takes a photo at Shedd Aquarium as part of a special experience provided to her class as the winner of Dawn and Shedd's NextGen Animal Responders program on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Chicago. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Invision for Dawn/AP Images) (WNDU)
Published: Jun. 24, 2020 at 3:07 PM EDT
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Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is planning to reopen its doors to visitors next week.

Aquarium members will be the first welcomed back on Wednesday, July 1, followed by the general public on Friday, July 3.

The aquarium has developed a phased approach to reopening that includes new protocols, such as highly limited admission capacity, required face coverings for everyone ages two and older, and increased cleaning and sanitation.

With the reopening, Shedd has called back 120 of its furloughed staff members.

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