April 28 Recap: Gov. Newsom Signals Consideration To Starting School Year In July-August Instead of Fall, Says Changes Coming Changes To His ":Stay Home" Order Putting CA "Weeks Not Months" Form Letting Some Businesses Reopen In Phased Approach

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April 28 Recap: Gov. Newsom Signals Consideration To Starting School Year In July-August Instead of Fall, Says Changes Coming Changes To His ":Stay Home" Order Putting CA "Weeks Not Months" Form Letting Some Businesses Reopen In Phased Approach; 2 More LB Deaths (Now 33, Most In Long Term Care Facilities)

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(April 29, 2020, 6:30 a.m.) -- On April 28, LBREPORT.com reported the following events on our front page and Facebook platform:

Gov. Newsom in his daily briefing that his administration is says considering an early start to new school year (possibly July-Aug. (The possible action reflects concern over a possible second virus wave in the fall/winder.)

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Governor Newsom also indicated that he's preparing to modify his "Stay Home" order in ways that would put CA "weeks not months" away from allowing some types of businesses to reopen. The "weeks not months" phrase is the same formulation used by LB Mayor Robert Garcia in an April 27 LB briefing.

Governor Newsom cautioned that if restrictions are removed too soon, it could trigger a second wave of the virus worse than the first.

State Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell said the administration is considering modifying Stay at Home to ":minimize: but won't "eliminate" the risk based on six indicators.

Moving from current Phase 1 (all stay at home) to Phase 2: focusing on lower risk workplaces, opportunities for lower risk sectors (such as manufacturing, school programs incl. child care reopenings). Phase 3 focuses on high risk sector which needs a lot of adaptation (e.g. hair cut, getting nails done, close encounters with others.) Phase 4 requires therapeutics in place.

Elements in moving to Phase 2 are stable hospitalizations, surge capacity, PPEs available to support expected demand, contact tracing capacity statewide.

Says Phase 2 allows regional responses, allows counties to relax their orders at their own pace, may be regional variations based on what counties can handle.

In a LB update, the City announced 2 more deaths (both at LB long term care facilities), bringing LB's death toll to 33.

The City has recorded 602 total positive results (up from 582) with roughly 355 persons recovered to date. The "positive test results" come with the caveat that the City hasn't routinely tested persons not displaying symptoms (but who may be positive for COVID-19.)

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