The Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage & Tavern Association is calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to increase services in yellow areas as they wait for the final move to the green phase of reopening.

The group is also asking for limited indoor and outdoor seating, in the yellow phase of reopening, with strict social distancing.

In a letter to the Wolf, the executive director of the group, Chuck Moran said “They were the first Pennsylvania businesses ordered to cease operations and have been deprived of most sources of income for almost eight weeks now. All are under enormous economic pressure, and we are concerned that this will cause permanent closures for many.”

Ohio bars and restaurants are already moving toward limited outdoor seating this Friday, officials said. They want similar practices here in Pennsylvania. They are reporting that bars and restaurants in Pa have lost over $1.8 billion in the month of April.