Indoor eateries, gyms, museums and amusement parks could begin reopening in parts of Southern California this weekend.
But the exact timing varies by country, and some things are still in the air.
Here is an explanation:
Which provinces reopen and when?
SO EARLY SUNDAY: Thirteen provinces – Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Amador, Colusa, Contra Costa, Mendocino, Mono, Placer, San Benito, Siskiyou, Sonoma and Tuolumne – will leave the most descriptive press level of the state’s reopening blueprint on Sunday, according to , according to the California Department of Public Health.
SO EARLY WEDNESDAY: Another 13 provinces – Sacramento, San Diego, Riverside, Ventura, Kings, Lake, Monterey, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare and Yuba – plan to join the red line as soon as Wednesday, provided they are coronavirus statistics. remains steady. The timing of the province’s reopening is still an open question until the data is in.
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 redevelopment at red level will take effect Monday at 12:01 p.m.
LA County Health Officer Muntu Davis said the decision to wait until Monday is to give businesses some time to prepare and modify their operations appropriately.
“We want them to understand what the requirements are, have some time to put things in place,” he said during a briefing on Friday.
Does it include the city of Los Angeles?
Yes, the new rules apply to all cities in LA County.
What about Orange County?
Orange County plans to reopen Sunday.
Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said in an interview Friday: “It feels like we’re finally making the turn and people are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
“Orange County hovered at the 7-point mark for a long time, and we couldn’t really break through that,” Bartlett said. moves up to the red level. “Now we have a buffer, so even if we see a slight increase in cases, we will still remain in the red level.”
In San Bernardino County?
San Bernardino also makes the shift on Sunday.
“People in our country have worked tirelessly over the past year to protect each other’s health and safety,” San Bernardino supervisor Curt Hagman said in a statement. “It was a community-wide effort in which everyone was involved, from health workers and essential workers to businesses and residents, according to strict public health protocols. Our zeal is now beginning to bear fruit. ”
What does the move to the red level mean?
Provinces in the red level will be allowed to resume indoor dining at restaurants and cinema shows with 25% capacity, and students welcome in person grades 7 to 12, reopens indoor gyms and dance and yoga studios at a capacity of 10%, and expands the capacity constraints at non-essential stores and libraries.
Museums, zoos and aquariums can reopen indoor operations, with a capacity of 25%.
Amusement parks can reopen at 15% capacity, with other amendments, from 1 April. Attractions that have been closed for a long time, such as Disneyland, Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain are still weeks away from welcoming visitors – who are certainly California residents – back after being closed for a year.
Outdoor sports – with fans – and live performances outside will also be allowed to resume April 1, subject to the following restrictions: For provinces still in the strictest level, press, capacity will still be limited to 100 people or less, and attendance will be regionally limited. Advance bookings are required, and there will be no concession or access sales. In the red level, the available capacity will increase and be limited to 20%, with mainly concession sales.
Any words of warning?
Yes.
Mark Ghaly, the state’s secretary of health and human services, said during an information session Friday that this is not the reason for Californians to open up about their disappointment. He said there was still reason to be wary of participating in newly permitted activities, such as eating indoors in restaurants, because every venue where people do not wear masks all the time carries a risk of contamination.
Mixing with people from another household, for example, must be done carefully, and it remains safer to eat outside than in a mixed group, he said.
Davis, the Los Angeles County health official, warned that eating a restaurant’s indoor dining room still poses risks and that it stays safer outdoors.
‘People are susceptible to this virus. There is variant which is spreading in our country, ”said Davis. “Many of them can be transmitted more easily, and others can cause serious illness.”
The persistent risk of eating indoors in restaurants is one of the reasons LA County is demanding that those who eat together live in the same household. However, it is permissible for people from up to three households to eat outside at the same table.
Davis said it’s probably better for people out there high risk for serious illness and death due to COVID-19 not eating in a restaurant.
LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis called the upcoming move “welcome news,” but warned “that in no way means we can wait now,” she said in a statement. ‘We owe it to 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 remains critical. ”
Are any provinces going to go to the second least restrictive, orange level soon?
In Bay, San Mateo County appeared offline Wednesday at the orange level. In the orange level, provinces can allow pubs to reopen with changes in the outdoors without serving food; capacity restrictions are lifted in stores (although pandemic security adjustments still apply); indoor places of worship, museum, zoo and aquarium capacity increased from 25% to 50%; indoor restaurant and movie theater capacity increases from 25% or 100 people, whichever is less, to 50% or 200 people, whichever is less; and indoor gym and yoga studio capacity increases from 10% to 25%.
What were the recent changes to breweries, wineries and distilleries?
On Saturday, new rules apply to breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve food. As usual, however, affairs will remain a distant concept, even in the strictest category of the state reopening plan for four categories.
At institutions in provinces in the purple or red level, the two strictest protectors must make reservations and be subject to a time limit of 90 minutes, and consumption on the premises must stop after 20:00. new state health guidelines in effect Saturday.
These businesses could start opening indoors as their home tales progress, although capacity will be limited to 25% or 100 people, whichever is the least, in the lighter orange level; and 50% or 200 people, whichever is less, in the least strict yellow level.
Breweries, wineries and distilleries that do serve food will still apply under the same rules that apply to restaurants.
Despite the relaxation of restrictions on some liquor services, non-food bars remain completely closed in the purple and red levels.
However, those can reopen outdoors with changes in the orange level. As of Saturday, pubs can open indoors in yellow provinces, if the provinces allow it, with a capacity limited to 25% or 100 people, depending on the least.
While the new guideline gives the provinces the opportunity to schedule the additional reopening, it remains to be seen whether local health officials will go as far as the state allows.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has not yet announced whether it will align its leadership on breweries, wineries and distilleries with the state.