25 January 2021
Redwood City – California this morning lifted the “Regional Stay At Home Order” across the state – a welcome step for local businesses that have been allowed to expand some indoor and outdoor operations.
Immediately effective, outdoor dining and personal services can be resumed with the necessary amendments in San Mateo County. The county does not impose additional local restrictions and remains in line with the state.
With certain restrictions lifted, the country returns to purple Tier 1 in the state four-level, color-coded system for loosening and tightening restrictions. The purple Tier 1 is the most restrictive, as the COVID-19 virus is considered ‘widespread’ in the community.
“This is encouraging news, but we should note to the public that COVID-19 is still widespread, as nearly 420,000 Americans have died from the virus in less than a year,” said David J. Canepa, president of the San, said. Board of Supervisors of Mateo County.
“That said, I’m ready to enjoy an outdoor meal again and definitely need a visit to the barber,” he said. ‘It’s a big sigh of relief for our struggling small businesses, but we have a way of getting quiet before life gets normal. Science and data tell us that the distribution of the masks is worn. So I’ll repeat, wear your damn masks. ‘
The state lifted the mandate, as the Bay Area’s intensive care unit (ICU) capacity of four weeks is higher than 15 percent, the threshold by which regions can leave the order.
The Limited home order, which restricts non-essential activities between the times of 22:00 and 05:00, expires with the end of the local home order.
The county of San Mateo follows all applicable restrictions and guidelines in California COVID-19 and is fully in line with the state’s Blueprint for a safer economy.
Activity and business restrictions under press level 1, according to state guidelines:
Restaurant (Dine In)
Only outside with modifications (pick up and delivery open with modifications)
Meetings
Outdoors only with adjustments
No more than three households
Places of worship
Outdoors only with adjustments
Movie theaters, gyms and fitness centers, museums, zoos and aquariums
Outdoors only with adjustments
Hairdressers, Barbers, Personal Grooming Services
Open indoors with adjustments
All retail (except stand-alone groceries), shopping malls, shopping malls, exchange meet
Open indoors with adjustments
Maximum 25% capacity
Closed common areas
Closed food courts
Offices for non-essential workers
Remote only
Outdoor Playgrounds / Recreational Facilities
Open with edits
All businesses are expected to follow industry-specific guidance.
Although there are positive signs that the virus is spreading across the state at a slower pace, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. It is still critical that Californians continue to:
- Wear masks outside the house
- Maintain a physical distance of at least 6 feet
- Wash hands regularly
- Avoid gatherings and mix with other households
- Follow all state and local health department guidelines and get the vaccine when it’s your turn.
What is open and what is closed in each level? Find out on the California Department of Public Health website. Look at each country’s level status here.
From Sunday 24 January 2021, San Mateo County Health reported 34,294 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 340 deaths.
Note: Level assignments can occur on any day of the week and may occur more than once a week when the California Department of Public Health determines that the most recent reliable data indicates that immediate action is required to COVID-19 transmission in a country to address.