"California Orders Closure of Indoor Operations of Additional Sectors
Responding to significant increases in positive test results, hospitalizations and ICU admissions, Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced further mandates to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Details can be found on the State’s COVID-19 website.
"The State has immediately expanded closures previously only required for counties on the state’s monitoring list to the entire state. These include indoor operations for:
- dine-in restaurants,
- movie theaters,
- family entertainment centers,
- museums and cardrooms.
- Breweries, bars and pubs are required to close both indoor and outdoor operations entirely in every county.
"In addition, within the 31 counties on the state’s monitoring list – which include San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties and represent approximately 80% of the state’s population – the State requires the closure of indoor operations in sectors that tend to promote the mixing of populations which make adherence to social distancing and wearing face masks difficult. Businesses in these sectors that are unable to operate outdoors must close immediately under the State’s order. They include:
- Gyms and fitness centers
- Place of worship
- Offices for non-critical sectors
- Personal care services (e.g., nail salons, massage and tattoo facilities)
- Hair salons and barber shops
- Indoor malls
"Gov. Newsom noted that while the increase in testing has led to growth in positive cases, the positivity rate has recently trended down. However, new positive cases are averaging 8,211 a day. Moreover, hospitalizations have increased 28% over the past 14 days and ICU admissions have jumped 39% over the same period. Overall, the state has had more than 320,000 COVID-19 cases and 7,000 deaths.
"'Until we have a vaccine or effective therapy, we have no choice but to continue taking steps to mitigate the spread of the virus,' said Newsom. 'Californians must adapt to new behaviors if we are to slow the spread.'"
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California Covid Response: https://covid19.ca.gov/
