Indoor dining establishments, gyms, museums and amusement parks in parts of Southern California may begin reopening soon this weekend.
But the exact time varies by county, and some things are still in the air.
Here’s a break:
Which counties are reopening and when?
As early as Sunday: Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Amador, Colusa, Contra Costa, Mendocino, Mono, Pleasure, San Benito, Siskio, Sonoma and Tuolumne – thirteen counties on Sunday from the most prospect of the state’s reopening blueprint. California Department of Public Health.
Early days like Wednesday: The other 13 counties – Sacramento, San Diego, Riverside, Ventura, Kings, Lake, Monterey, San Joaquin Quinn, Santa Barbara, Sutter, Tehama, Tulere and Yuba – are also set to join the red orbit as early as Wednesday, their coronaivas. Stay calm. The time to reopen this county is still an open question until the data arrives.
What’s the plan in Los Angeles County?
LA county health officials – along with the health departments of the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena – said the red-level reopening will take effect Monday at 12:01 p.m.
LA County Health Officer Dr. Mantu Davis said the decision to wait until Monday was “to give businesses some time” to prepare and modify their operations as needed.
“We want them to understand what the requirements are, put those things in place for a while,” he said during a briefing on Friday.
Does it include the city of Los Angeles?
Yes, the new rules apply to all LA County cities.
How about Orange County?
Orange County plans to reopen Sunday.
“It looks like we’re finally turning the corner and people are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said in an interview Friday.
“Orange County was hovering at the 7 mark for the extended period, and we couldn’t really break out of it,” Bartlett said, referring to the county’s new daily coronavirus infection rate target. Move to the red level. “Now we have a buffer, so even if we see a slight increase in cases we will stay in the red.”
And San Bernardino County?
San Bernardino is also shifting on Sunday.
“People across our country have worked tirelessly over the past year to protect each other’s health and safety,” San Bernardino County Supervisor Kurt Hagman said in a statement. “This has been a community-wide effort to engage everyone from healthcare professionals and essential workers to businesses and residents following strict public health protocols. Our diligence has now begun to pay off. “
What does it mean to go to the red level?
Red Tire counties will be allowed to resume indoor dining with 25% capacity in restaurant and movie theater performances, students are welcome in person 7th to 12th grade, Reopen indoor gyms and dance and yoga studios at 10% capacity, and expand capacity restrictions to unique stores and libraries.
Museums, zoos and even aquariums can reopen indoor operations at 25% capacity.
Amusement park Can reopen at 15% capacity, With other changes, starting April 1st. Such as long-closed attractions Disneyland, A year after closing, Universal Studios, Knott’s Barry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain are still weeks away from welcoming visitors – a California resident.
Outdoor sports – with fans – and even outdoor live performances will be allowed to resume April 1, subject to the following limitations: still strict levels, for purple counties, capacity will still be limited to 100 people or less, and attendance will be regionally limited . Advance reservations will be required, and no concessions or explanations will be sold there. At the red level, available capacity will increase and be limited to 20%, primarily with seat discount sales.
Any words of caution?
Yes.
Secretary of State for Health and Human Services Dr. “Opening more venues is not a reason for the people of California to put their guards down,” Mark Galli said during a briefing Friday. He said there is reason to be cautious about participating in newly approved activities, such as eating indoors in a restaurant, a place where people do not wear masks full time, there is a risk of infection.
Mixing with people from other households, for example, should still be done carefully, and it is safer to dine from the inside out in a mixed-group setting, he said.
Los Angeles County Health Officer Davis warned that eating in the restaurant’s indoor dining room is still risky and eating out is safe.
“People are susceptible to the virus. Is there Variables It revolves around our county, ”Davis said. “Many of them can be more easily transmitted, and some can cause more serious disease.”
The risk of indoor meals at rest restaurants is one of the reasons LA County requires that those who eat together stay in the same household. However, people up to three houses are allowed to dine at the same table outside.
Davis said it’s probably better for those people High risk For serious illness and death from COVID-19 to avoid eating inside a restaurant.
LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis called the next move “welcome news” but warned that “there is no way we can leave our guard now,” he said in a statement. “We want our neighbors, our local businesses and our children to be vigilant so that the reopening is safe and long lasting. Wearing masks and physical distance remain complex. ”
Are any counties going to go to another minimum restricted, orange, level soon?
In the bay area, San Mateo County appears on the track Wednesday in orange tires. In the orange layer, the counties can reopen with changes outside the bar, without the need to serve food; Capacity restrictions in stores have been removed (although epidemic safety changes still apply); The capacity of places of worship, museums, zoos and aquariums has increased from 25% to 50%; Indoor restaurant and movie theater capacity increases by 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is less, 50% capacity or 200 people, whichever is less; And indoor gym and yoga studio capacity increases from 10% to 25%.
What were the recent changes in breweries, wineries and distilleries?
On Saturday, new rules governing breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve food came into force. Business, as always, will be a distant concept, even in the most noble class of the state Plans to reopen four categories.
Establishments located in counties that are either purple or red, two strict, patrons will have to make reservations and be subject to a 90-minute time limit, and on-site access must be closed by 8 p.m., the new state health guide that is effective Saturday.
Those businesses may start to open indoors as their home counties progress further, however, capacity will be limited to a further 25% or 100 people, which will be less in the less orange level; And 50% or 200 people, at least in the strictly yellow layer.
Breweries, wineries and distilleries that serve food will be governed by the same rules that apply to restaurants.
Despite the easing of restrictions for some alcohol-serving establishments, strips that do not serve food will remain completely closed in purple and red tires.
However, it may reopen out with a change in the orange layer. Effective Saturday, the bar will be able to open indoors in yellow-level counties, if those counties authorize it, capacity is limited to 25% or 100 people, whichever is less.
While the new guidelines clear the way for additional reopening for counties, it remains to be seen whether local health officials will go as far as state approval.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has not yet announced whether it will coordinate guidelines on breweries, wineries and distilleries with the state.
