California Governor Gavin Newsom said in his press conference Monday that the state was adjusting some of the workplace closure guidelines it issued last week, specifically those related to hair and beauty salons and the ” personal care services industry. ” The governor said he had wanted to make the changes before, but “it turned out to be more challenging than it sounds.”
“The good news is,” Newsom said, “We now have new guidelines on the COVID-19.ca.gov website that clarify what we can and cannot do regarding haircuts and the activities we want to go through. ” indoor-outdoor for the personal care services industry, “Newsom said.
“It turned out, without going into too much detail, that the chemical, shampoo and perm problems were more complicated than some had considered, particularly with regard to local ordinances and rules and regulations. So, “said the governor,” we worked on that for the past few days. “
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While Newsom promised the guidelines were out and one on the state’s website, a quick glance at the state’s website revealed that it had not been updated immediately after his speech.
When asked about how to adjust school guidelines that outdoor classrooms could allow, Newsom said he was open to considering that in counties off the state watch list.
Newson said there were 6,847 new COVID-related cases reported Monday, a 14-day average of 8,911 cases daily. The all-time record for new cases was 11,694 on July 7.
The test’s positivity rate is now 7.4 percent, an increase of 9 percent in the past 14 days. The number of tests has also increased, which could contribute to the drop in positivity. The state’s average daily tests are up to 124,000 tests per day.
“But again, no one is satisfied being north of seven percent, and we reached close to eight percent last week,” Newsom said. “These numbers can change very, very quickly depending on our personal behavior, the sum total of which will determine the direction of the lines in this chart and, ultimately, the direction of our ability to reopen the economy and reopen our Schools like all of us are so eager to see them. “
When asked about the ubiquitous claims by citizens that some test results take 10-12 days to return, the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, Mark Ghaly, said: “That average of 7 days is probably a real average. ” But he said that hospital tests are likely to take 1 to 2 days and that other test sites take 2 to 3 weeks.
That’s a big problem with a virus that can incubate and infect others for 14 days before presenting symptoms.
Appropriately, Ghaly said that a “Testing Task Force 2.0” is working to match each test site to labs so that tests are processed more quickly. “The pairing between where the evidence is collected and where it is processed” can help eliminate bottlenecks, he said.
Ghaly also said the phased prioritization for tests announced last week was intended to help with bottlenecks.
Newsom announced that the state finally has guidelines for “pooled testing” for COVID-19 and that this process would now be used “more aggressively” in the state. Grouped tests help ration test kits when they are scarce. The method groups samples and allows them to be examined together. If the result is positive for the package, all samples are analyzed individually. If the result is negative, 24 tests are retained for future use.
Newsom said there was a “relatively low” number of just 9 deaths in the past 24 hours. But, he said, “we have averaged 91 deaths over a 7-day period.” The state has seen 7,694 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began.
Newsom announced a 16 percent increase in hospitalizations over the 14-day period. Two weeks ago, he said, it increased 50 percent. A week ago, it increased 28 percent.
Admissions to the ICU 39 percent in 2 weeks ago. 20 last week. 12 percent in admissions to the UCI over a 14-day period. “We are seeing a reduction in the growth rate, but nevertheless, a growth rate,” the governor noted.
“Certain parts of the state, this is not the case,” the governor said, noting that in some counties there is “true restriction on the capacity of the UCI.”
After San Francisco was added, 33 counties are now on the watch list representing “the overwhelming majority of the population” in the state.
At his press conference Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered counties on the state’s coronavirus watch list to close school campuses this fall, at least to start the school year. The 32 counties on the list, which include Los Angeles and most of southern California, should switch to virtual instruction only. The state’s two largest districts, Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified, had already announced plans to start the new academic year with online-only courses.
The mandate applies to both private and public schools, according to Newsom.
To physically reopen schools, counties must meet state certification requirements. Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Diego and Riverside counties are on the watch list.
A week ago, Newsom announced that it required all counties to close their restaurants, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, wineries, zoos, and bars for indoor service.
In addition, LA and 31 other counties on the state’s watch list were ordered to close fitness centers, houses of worship, beauty and nail salons, and closed shopping malls. Other local LA counties affected include Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Diego, Orange, and virtually all other Southern California counties.
