WATCH: Gov. Roy Cooper August 5, coronavirus briefing

Phase 2 of North Carolina's reopening process is set to expire Friday, August 7

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper heads to the podium before a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 26, 2020. (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

Read the coverage of the August 5, coronavirus press conference.

Gov. Roy Cooper is set to give a coronavirus briefing August 5, at 4 p.m. The briefing comes as the extension of Phase 2 of North Carolina's reopening plans are set to expire Friday. Watch below:

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WATCH: Gov. Roy Cooper August 5, coronavirus briefing

Phase 2 of North Carolina's reopening process is set to expire Friday, August 7

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